Prince Harry named 'influential leader' for climate travel company Travalyst

Prince Harry has been name among the 100 most influential leaders in the climate sphere, according to TIME magazine.

The royal has been included in the TIME 100 Climate 2024 list for the travel company he founded in 2019, Travalyst.

The royal was named in the "titan" category alongside Bill Gates and Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the King of Bhutan, who the outlet have said all drive "business to real climate action".

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According to the outlet's spotlight on the 40-year-old, the royal was inspired to become an environmentalist on a trip to Africa in his youth.

"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 seven-year-old boy told him that England's environmental impact was damaging the coral reefs," the profile said.

"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."

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Travalyst endeavours to "help make a dent in the industry's carbon footprint" amid the statistic that tourism contributes to about 11 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions.

The company, along with Google, created the free Travel Impact Model that predicts carbon dioxide emissions per passenger so that they can make informed travel decisions.

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Harry first founded the company as a working royal, continuing with it after his marriage to Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and their move to California in 2020.

He recently celebrated the company's fifth anniversary.

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