Book review: Earthshot, by Colin Butfield and Jonnie Hughes

I expect you’ll have heard about the Earthshot Prize, as it’s one of those climate initiatives with global ambitions. It’s easy to be cynical about it, with their celebrity judges, billionaire funders and corporate partners. But ultimately, the value of the prize is going to be its outputs. Does it highlight great projects from all over the world? Will it look beyond the obvious candidates? Will it be truly international? Or will it deliver a Bill Gates toilet*?

You can look up the first...