'Earthshot' Misses the Mark

I don't wish to 'diss' this year's £1m 'Earthshot' prize winners. The very worthy innovations do, however, have a somewhat suspicious geographical spread (a criterion?). They include a UK company aiming to replace plastic packaging with alternatives made from seaweed; a scheme training indigenous women to monitor Australia's Great Barrier Reef; an Omani consortium, developing technology to mineralise 1000 tonnes of 'locally-captured' carbon dioxide each year until 2024 (why stop then?); a startup providing cleaner burning stoves for women in Kenya and a body getting sustainable greenhouses to farmers in India. Aspects of Prince of Wales' Earthshot Fund are, however, somewhat contentious (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/02/earthshot-fund-gives-1m-to-uk-scientists-fighting-climate-crisis). I'm sure each of the winners welcomes both the accolade and the £1m. £1m is, however, 'peanuts', compared to the monies, lavished by banks and governments, on petrochemical companies for 'exploration'. It's also extremely likely that operation of The Prince of Wales' Earthshot Fund will have consumed more than half that body's annual income. Flying everyone to the ceremony in the US, would also have been a) expensive and b) a massive generator of 'greenhouse gases'. Projects entering the competition for an Earthshot prize, will have had to prepare a case. Petrochemical companies merely need to claim there is a likelihood of finding extractable oil and gas. Further, Price William stated "I believe that the Earthshot solutions you have seen this evening, prove we can overcome our planet's greatest challenges". Unfortunately, this makes him sound like a spokesperson for 'Technofix.com'.