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King Charles still cares deeply about the planet and hopes to attend COP27 summit in Egypt – after 50 years of campaigning against climate change
- King Charles meets with Liz Truss to discuss attendance at COP27, reports say:
- The then Prince of Wales delivered a speech at the COP26 opening ceremony
- Charles has a long history of campaigning to mitigate the effects of climate change
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King Charles, a staunch environmentalist, hopes to attend the COP27 summit in Egypt in November, despite reports that he is now the monarch.
In his role as Prince of Wales, Charles often championed conservation-related causes, campaigning to take action against global warming and climate change. But now that he has taken the throne, he is expected to remain somewhat more neutral on political and social issues.
however, the Evening Standard reports that the new king will meet with Prime Minister Liz Truss to decide whether he will be able to attend the COP27 summit on November 6-18 – a year after speaking at COP26 in Glasgow.
The king is keen to attend the COP27 summit in Egypt in November, following his opening address at the Glasgow meeting last year.
The newspaper reported that both the King and William, the Prince of Wales, have a high regard for environmental issues.
‘That won’t change now’ [Charles] is King,” a source told the publication.
“But the king, as head of state, will ask for clarification about his possible presence with the prime minister before making a decision on COP27.”
While it is not typical for a reigning monarch to intervene in political and social issues, Her Majesty delivered a speech at the Glasgow Summit last year via video.
She urged world leaders to act now, “for our children and our children’s children.”
The King and Prince of Wales (pictured at COP26 in Glasgow, November 2021) are both staunch environmentalists
The Queen also praised her family’s work on environmental issues.
“It is a source of great pride to me that the leading role my husband played in encouraging people to protect our fragile planet lives on through the work of our eldest son Charles and his eldest son William,” she said.
“I couldn’t be more proud of them.”
At the opening ceremony of the summit, Charles delivered a speech that used the Covid-19 pandemic as an example of a cross-border crisis that can put life on its track.
He said: ‘I can only urge you, as the world’s decision-makers, to find practical ways to overcome differences so that we can all work together to save this precious planet and protect the threatened future of our young people. to rescue. ‘
The king’s commitment to tackling climate change is often evident in his own personal life.
At his beloved Highgrove House, His Majesty has an organic farm and garden open to the public. It is also thought that about 90% of the energy used in the office and home life of the then Prince of Wales came from renewable sources.
At last year’s summit in Glasgow, the Queen addressed world leaders in a pre-recorded video statement urging world leaders to take action on climate change
In recent years, the monarch has also published his annual carbon footprint for transparency.
In an interview with the BBC last year the monarch also confirmed that his Aston Martin, which he has owned for about half a century, had been converted into The King’s Aston Martin, which he has owned for half a century, was modified so that it now runs on surplus English white wine and whey produced during cheese making.
In the same interview, he added: ‘The risks are so great now that if you don’t take the right steps… it will be catastrophic. It’s already starting to get catastrophic.’
As King Charles ascends the throne, plans begin to emerge that point to a somewhat reformed monarchy in the UK.
The king is expected to opt for a relaxed coronation ceremony amid a cost of living crisis that has hit many families hard. The new Prince of Wales is also expected to hold a smaller inauguration ceremony to formalize his new role.