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There’s no doubt that Charles is a pioneer on green issues, delivering his first speech on the topic way back in 1970 when he warned about plastic waste. Over recent years, his focus has been on climate change and his warnings have become ever more stark.
In his opening speech at COP26, Charles said climate change posed an “existential threat, to the extent that we have to put ourselves on what might be called a war-like footing.”
The prince’s profile at the event was elevated because he had to step up and represent the Queen, who was unable to attend, but he has been set on making a splash at the climate talks for some time.
He always planned to stay all week, to meet as many influential people as possible and persuade them to do more. It’s noticeable how Charles, and indeed his son William, have put themselves at the front of the campaign to save our planet.
Historically, royals attended summits like COP as Britain’s strongest diplomatic assets, wining and dining guests. These days, they collaborate with them on projects, too.
We spent a few hours with the Prince of Wales on a visit to the Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow on Wednesday. We watched as he was welcomed outside by the chief executive of McLaren Racing and their first female driver, Emma Gilmour, and was shown a model of their new Extreme E vehicle — a rally car without the petrol. (Charles — who you’ll remember converted the engine of his own Aston Martin to run on surplus wine and whey, a by-product of cheese production — will have no doubt loved it.)
He then went inside, to a room crammed full of some of the world’s most powerful business leaders, including the chief executives of AstraZeneca, Bank of America and Unilever. He presented them with the Terra Carta award, the prince’s own royal seal of approval for sustainable business.
Before he left, he made time for fashion designer Stella McCartney and her friend Leonardo DiCaprio for a discussion about sustainable fashion.
Meanwhile, William was…
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Source : cnn
