Prince Charles and the Environment

[CasiraghiTrio]

I am curious as to why the Prince of Wales does not drive hybrid cars or electric cars. The environment has been such an important issue for him for so long, why does he drive those gas-guzzling Land Rovers? Is it only because they are freebies for him and the royals? Because I don't see why he can't have one or two of the freebie Land Rovers at his country estates, but then drive around in a hybrid when he's in London or going about his royal duties elsewhere. I think that would be a great thing, honestly. It would improve his image. It would be a positive influence.

 

[Warren]

I am curious as to why the Prince of Wales does not drive hybrid cars or electric cars.

In the recent "Windsor Castle" documentary Prince Philip was shown discussing the gradual changeover of the royal Range Rovers etc to alternate fuels. He said it was expensive initially and would be done over time. Maybe this is also happening at Highgrove. A vehicle that has been converted to hybrid or LPG or other fuels generally won't look any different after the conversion.

 

[CasiraghiTrio]

In the recent "Windsor Castle" documentary Prince Philip was shown discussing the gradual changeover of the royal Range Rovers etc to alternate fuels. He said it was expensive initially and would be done over time. Maybe this is also happening at Highgrove. A vehicle that has been converted to hybrid or LPG or other fuels generally won't look any different after the conversion.

I knew there was a reason I liked Prince Philip. That's terrific. Good to know. Thanks, Warren.

 

[fanletizia]

Confederation of British Industry (CBI) President John Sunderland, (L) Prince Charles (C) and CBI Director General Sir Digby Jones arrive at the Centrepoint building, in London, 16 March 2006, before Prince Charles addressed members of the CBI where he took the opportunity to request more companies to pay attention to the threat of environmental climate change

from getty

 

[Avalon]

Prince: 'Duty to save albatross'
Charles leads fight to save albatross from perils of modern fishing


A documentary which highlights the plight of the albatross is being launched by the Prince of Wales. In the film Charles makes a passionate call for a worldwide effort to save the birds from extinction.

Pictures:
Prince Charles with mother and child Albatross'
Prince Charles with Albatross'

 

[Avalon]

Prince: 'Duty to save albatross'
Charles leads fight to save albatross from perils of modern fishing


A documentary which highlights the plight of the albatross is being launched by the Prince of Wales. In the film Charles makes a passionate call for a worldwide effort to save the birds from extinction.

Pictures:
Prince Charles with mother and child Albatross'
Prince Charles with Albatross'

 

[iceflower]

Caption : "Prince Charles, Prince of Wales hosts a reception launch for Television Trust for the Environment documentary entitled ' Race to Save the Albatross', during a reception at Clarence House, England- 07.11.06"

http://photo.wenn.com/index.php?ref...t&session_id=2d7a1604cd4a49c63b628997029b5d37
(WENN)

 

[Skydragon]

Prince Charles Joins Race to Save the Albatross

LONDON, UK, November 7, 2006 (ENS) - On the eve of a TV movie premiere highlighting the plight of the albatross, Britain's Prince Charles said failure to save the Earth's largest flying sea birds from extinction would be "an appalling commentary on the way we treat the world." The Prince called upon food retailers to take the lead.

Prince Charles Joins Race to Save the Albatross

 

[milla Ca]

Prince Charles honors young boy´s request to plant more trees

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7005460029

Prince Charles recently responded to a child´s request of growing more trees on his street.

A very nice story !

 

[milla Ca]

Prince Charles honors young boy´s request to plant more trees

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7005460029

Prince Charles recently responded to a child´s request of growing more trees on his street.

A very nice story !

 

[Royal Fan]

AWWWW lol maybe I Should start writing to Royals.

 

[Royal Fan]

AWWWW lol maybe I Should start writing to Royals.

 

[Madame Royale]

He really cares and I admire him so much for this quality

 

[Madame Royale]

He really cares and I admire him so much for this quality

 

[Skydragon]

Charles puts staff on bikes in bid to become 'green prince'

Prince Charles has told some of his staff to use bicycles in the fight against global warming. He is even prepared to travel to London by commuter train from a station near Highgrove.

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23374721-details/Charles%20puts%20staff%20on%20bikes%20in%20bid%20to%20become%20'green%20prince'/article.do

 

[milla Ca]

Charles puts staff on bikes in bid to become 'green prince'

Prince Charles has told some of his staff to use bicycles in the fight against global warming. He is even prepared to travel to London by commuter train from a station near Highgrove.

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23374721-details/Charles%20puts%20staff%20on%20bikes%20in%20bid%20to%20become%20'green%20prince'/article.do

Well done Prince Charles!
I´am a keen bicycle rider too, and i would love it to take a ride with the Prince in the Cotswolds!

 

[Avalon]

Charles puts staff on bikes in bid to become 'green prince'

Prince Charles has told some of his staff to use bicycles in the fight against global warming. He is even prepared to travel to London by commuter train from a station near Highgrove.

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23374721-details/Charles%20puts%20staff%20on%20bikes%20in%20bid%20to%20become%20'green%20prince'/article.do

Good for Prince Charles! Thanks for the article, Skydragon.
When I was reading 'he is even pepared to travel to London by...' I thought for one wild moment he is prepared to travel to London by bicycle!

 

[Avalon]

£65K AID FOR SAVING ALBATROSS

A Plea by Prince Charles to save the albatross has secured a £65,000 Government donation to help endangered birds.
Barry Gardiner, Minister for Biodiversity, today announced that Britain was doubling its aid.​

 

[Skydragon]

Prince recruits Gore for 'green' campaign

Theirs is an unlikely alliance: the heir to the throne, the leader of the Church of England and the man who so nearly got the most powerful job in the world.
But the Prince of Wales, the Archbishop of Canterbury and Al Gore will this week launch a new project to encourage big business to become more "green.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/12/03/ngore03.xml

 

[milla Ca]

Charles comes clean on his carbon realm

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2483820,00.html

The Prince of Wales plans to label his Dutchy Originals range with details of the greenhouse gases emitted in marking the products which range from sausages to shampoos.

I like the idea of a green campaign, from the Telegraph article, Skydragon posted.
Charles and Al Gore could be a good team together with the Archbishop.

 

[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/mediacentre/pressreleases/the_prince_of_wales_launches_a_project_to_encourage_sustaina_1758155906.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/wl_uk_afp/britainroyals_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]

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/sc_afp/britainroyals_061217200836