COP26: Prince William honors 15-year-old inventor for clever solar idea

On the sidelines of the UN climate conference, Prince William honors particularly innovative inventions.
The “Earthshot Prize” awards one million pounds to five climate-friendly ideas.
The only 15-year-old finalist Vanisha Umashankar represents the award winners.
She shakes up the heads of government present with an impressive speech.
Umashankar wants to reduce India’s coal consumption with its solar wheel.
In India, many street vendors offer to iron clothes.
Up to a million sellers use carbon irons for this purpose.
Each seller uses around five kilograms of coal per day.
With Umashankar’s solar wheel, up to 5000 tons of coal could be saved every day.
Despite this innovation, she is not one of the prize winners.
However, with her speech, she is sure to stay in the minds of heads of state.