Prince Charles and the Environment

[Avalon]

'We're living on borrowed time', claims Charles

Prince Charles launched his 'green revolution' with a stark warning that we are all 'living on borrowed time' if we don't stop eating up the world's resources.
In a forthright speech in front of leading figures, including Prime Minister Tony Blair, the Prince said: 'We are consuming the resources of our planet at such a rate that we are, in effect, living off credit and living on borrowed time.

[milla Ca]

Latest Press Release from Clarence House:

The Prince of Wales launches a project to encourage sustainnable practice and reporting

http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/medi...758155906.html

6th December
The Prince of Wales is today launching a new project to help organisations measure more effectively the wider environmental and social coasts of their actions. (...)

[Skydragon]

Britain's Prince Charles set to become a greener traveller

Prince Charles is likely to cut down on his use of helicopters and aeroplanes as his household conducts a review to make him a greener traveller.
Clarence House is looking at how the heir to the throne can reduce his air travel within Britain and use more cars and scheduled trains, in the hope that big businesses will follow suit.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061206...s_061206190018

[Avalon]

Prince Charles speaks at the launch the 'Costing the Earth - Accounting for Sustainability' project at St James's Palace in central London Wednesday Dec. 6, 2006. The project was launched to an audience of 200 people and is to help organizations measure more effectively the wider environmental and social costs of their actions.

Prince Charles
Prince Charles making speech

more pictures here.

[Avalon]

Charles will drive bio-diesel jaguars

Prince Charles has decided to lead his country’s efforts at reducing carbon emissions by example. The heir to the British throne pledged to reduce his carbon footprints by making sweeping changes to his personal and official lifestyle.


Charles turning real green
Prince Charles turns in private jet in effort to cut global warming emissions

[Avalon]

I really liked the speech Prince Charles made at launching Accounting for Sustainability. It was very deep and well-thought and reflected many of Prince Charles's concerns. And it was not without humour.

Here is the speech for those, who are interested.

[Roslyn]

Originally Posted by Avalon

I really liked the speech Prince Charles made at launching Accounting for Sustainability. It was very deep and well-thought and reflected many of Prince Charles's concerns. And it was not without humour.

Here is the speech for those, who are interested.

I enjoyed reading that. Thank you for drawing it to our attention, Avalon.

[Avalon]

You are welcome, Roslyn.
I think it was really a great speech

Prince Charles calls on companies to cut carbon

The Prince of Wales is urging business, voluntary groups and public sector organisations to put environmental issues at the core of their activities and report clearly and consistently on their performance.
Prince Charles, who features on the Environment Agency's recently published list of top 100 eco-heroes for his support of organic farming and other green issues, launched the Accounting for Sustainability project at St James's Palace last week.

[milla Ca]

Charles urges action on climate

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6187233.stm

The Prince of Wales describes global warming as the ´biggest threat to mankind´ and calls for action from governments.

[Skydragon]

Prince Charles wants to make Scottish castle environmentally-friendly

Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, aims to restore a 19th century castle on the Scottish island of Rum using energy supplies that are safer for the environment, a spokesman said.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061217...s_061217200836

[Roslyn]

Originally Posted by Skydragon

Prince Charles wants to make Scottish castle environmentally-friendly

Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, aims to restore a 19th century castle on the Scottish island of Rum using energy supplies that are safer for the environment, a spokesman said.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061217...s_061217200836

Good for him! The more people investigate and use environmentally friendly methods, the cheaper they are likely to become. At present cost sometimes can limit a well-intentioned person to going with the less environmentally friendly option.

Wandering off-topic now, one benefit of these links to international news-papers, is that you get the chance to read other interesting stories you would otherwise not have access to. There's a corker on that page about the Burmese pythons breeding in the Everglades. Very worrying.

[Skydragon]

CHARLES THINKING GREEN

PRINCE Charles is lining his garage at Balmoral with artificial turf to keep his eco-friendly Range Rover warm.

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm...name_page.html

[Avalon]

Charles and Cameron unite to save the planet

David Cameron and Prince Charles held a 'green summit' at a private dinner party where they discussed how they could work together to save the planet.
The two men, along with their wives, Samantha Cameron and the Duchess of Cornwall, are said to have 'got on famously' when they met for dinner in London earlier this month.

[milla Ca]

Charles to receive environmental citizen award

http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty...s-environment/

[Skydragon]

Charles puts his (carbon) foot in it

Prince Charles is to fly to New York, booking the entire first-class and business class section of a jumbo jet for his 20-strong entourage - to pick up an award for his work on the environment

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/a...+it/article.do

[Avalon]

Originally Posted by Skydragon

Charles puts his (carbon) foot in it
Prince Charles is to fly to New York, booking the entire first-class and business class section of a jumbo jet for his 20-strong entourage - to pick up an award for his work on the environment
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/a...+it/article.do

I am not quite sure I understand what is meant by this article: is it criticizing Prince Charles for booking all seats in the first and business classes?
He is using not a private jet but a 'regular' flight; surely that does reduce carbon dioxide.
And I guess the First and Business classes should have been booked for security reasons the .

[Skydragon]

Charles flies into hypocrisy row

Prince Charles has been accused of hypocrisy for planning a 7,000-mile round trip to the US to pick up an environmental award later this month.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6276819.stm

[chrissy57]

I think part of the criticism is that he is going at all to pick up this environmental award when it could be presented via a communications hookup and not use the carbon emissions of the plane but.... the plane will be going anyway and he will be doing other things so it is good that he is combining duties and picking up the award and using a scheduled flight.

Unfortunately most of the Queen's kids can do very little right according to most of the press.

[Skydragon]

Is Charles Fighting Climate Change?

The Prince of Wales has cancelled his regular skiing trip to Switzerland in an attempt to help cut down his carbon 'footprint'. The decision has emerged in the wake of criticism levelled at Charles over his plans to fly to the US to receive an award for campaigning on green issues.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/20012007/14...te-change.html

Miliband enters row over Charles US trip

David Miliband last night became embroiled in the row over Prince Charles's trip to America next week to pick up an award for championing green issues

http://www.theherald.co.uk/politics/...136514.0.0.php

It was reported the prince has booked the entire first and business class sections of a jumbo jet but aides insisted they would book only 20 seats if they did travel scheduled.....
...Receiving the award is part of a two-day visit, which will also highlight urban redevelopment and youth regeneration. They are going to the US at the request of the Foreign Office.

Miliband is the environment minister who attacked one of the greenest air companies, saying they are the biggest poluters and it was time they made changes. He was called an idiot, stupid, ill informed etc. He followed this up by saying that organic foods are a waste of money, the taste and quality is the same as the foods that are covered in pesticides, growth hormones etc, then it was revealed that he eats organic foods, err, because it tastes better.

[milla Ca]

The Prince of Wales - The Prince of Wales calls for new homes to be eco-friendly

The Prince of Wales called for all new homes to be built with the environment in mind today at a meeting of housebuilders.