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King Charles Urges Urgent Climate Action at COP28 Conference
King Charles Urges Urgent Climate Action at COP28 Conference
King Charles III issued a passionate call for swift and resolute action to safeguard the planet during his address at the COP28 climate conference on Friday.
The British monarch, speaking from Dubai, emphasized the pivotal role of heads of state and government in addressing the global climate crisis and expressed his hope for COP28 to mark a critical turning point towards genuine transformational action.
“The Earth does not belong to us, we belong to the Earth,’’ underscored King Charles on the second day of the event, scheduled to run until December 12. He cautioned against indifference to ecological damage, noting that “records are now being broken so often that we are perhaps becoming immune to what they are really telling us,” referencing data from researchers on increasing temperatures.
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“We are carrying out a vast, frightening experiment of changing every ecological condition, all at once, at a pace that far outstrips nature’s ability to cope,’’ he warned.
Acknowledging some progress in climate initiatives, the 75-year-old king expressed concern about losing our way in addressing climate change. He observed, “Some important progress has been made, but it worries me greatly that we have lost our way so terribly.’’
Highlighting the alarming increase in CO2 and methane levels in the atmosphere, King Charles III stressed the potentially devastating consequences for livelihoods worldwide.
The monarch, a longtime advocate for the environment and nature, had previously inaugurated the COP21 in Paris in 2015 while still the heir to the throne. However, in his current role as king, he is bound by strict political neutrality, limiting the pointedness with which he can express his views.
The king’s address comes against the backdrop of recent controversial plans announced by Britain’s Conservative government to significantly expand oil and gas production in the North Sea, a development that King Charles III had to announce a few weeks ago.
