Royal Achievement: Prince Harry achieves major milestone as he’s handed another huge award!

Prince Harry has been recognised as a leader driving climate action as he’s been named on the second annual Time100 Climate 2024 list.

Yesterday, Time magazine unveiled the list of the “100 most influential leaders driving business to real climate action”.

The Duke of Sussex, 40, was named for his work with his environmental tourism initiative, Travalyst.

He launched the not-for-profit organisation in 2019 – when he was still a working royal – to help “both travellers and travel companies make better, greener choices”.

Harry was named in the same ‘Titan’ category as Bill Gates and Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the King of Bhutan, and his profile bio reflected his inspiration for founding Travalyst.

It read: “The Duke of Sussex supports conservation groups in Africa and says he really became an environmentalist during a trip in 2012 to the Caribbean when a 7-year-old boy told him that England’s environmental impact was damaging the coral reefs.

“After that interaction, he was inspired to start Travalyst (‘travel’ and ‘catalyst’), a nonprofit that provides people booking travel with emissions and other sustainability data so they can consider the lowest impact options.

“The aim is to help make a dent in the industry’s carbon footprint; tourism makes up about 11% of global greenhouse gas emissions.”

During his recent trip to New York for Climate Week, Harry joined Travalyst as it announced its strategy for the next five years.

“I’ve seen firsthand how travel and tourism can be a double-edged sword, both a force that has the potential to do tremendous good or, if mismanaged, inflict significant harm,” the Duke said.

“These experiences, as well as years of conversation and debate around campfires with experts that I’m proud to call friends, have shaped my understanding of the critical bond between people, wildlife and the environment we share.”