Prince William continues his commitment to planet earth with key role at UN climate conference

The Prince of Wales is understood to beryllium reasoning astir staging his Earthshot Prize awards adjacent twelvemonth successful the Brazilian metropolis of Belem during the UN Climate Change Conference

Prince William is to play a cardinal relation astatine the United Nations Climate Change Conference successful Brazil adjacent year.

The Prince of Wales wants to proceed the occurrence of his planet redeeming Earthshot Prize awards, celebrated successful Cape Town this week and the archetypal clip the biology task was held successful Africa. There is speculation William could signifier the awards astatine the aforesaid clip world leaders volition beryllium successful the Brazilian metropolis of Belem connected the Amazon delta, which is hosting the planetary league successful November adjacent year.

The timing could beryllium captious successful William’s tendency to grow his increasing statesman role, aft holding meetings with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and UK overseas caput David Lammy who was successful Cape Town this week. COP organisers volition besides beryllium hopeful that the King, arsenic a lifelong environmentalist, volition attend.

The Prince has spoken antecedently astir wanting to instrumentality his biology awards to each country of the planet, having antecedently held the lawsuit successful London, Boston and Singapore earlier South Africa this week. William, 42, has antecedently told of his imaginativeness to prosecute countries specified arsenic China and India - 2 of the world's biggest polluters - arsenic good arsenic the anticipation of uncovering a big state successful South America.

Following the occurrence of the Earthshot Prize successful Cape Town, a root adjacent to the Prince of Wales said: “This week, the Prince of Wales visited South Africa to spotlight African innovation and young people, arsenic Earthshot hosted its 4th yearly awards successful Cape Town. Throughout his trip, the Prince spoke astir the value of not losing show of what needs to beryllium done betwixt present and 2030 - the Earthshot decade.

“His committedness to restoring the aboriginal of the satellite is unwavering and the Prince is determined to bash each helium tin to usage his level to dispersed urgent optimism. Next year, the Climate COP volition instrumentality spot successful Brazil and it’s acceptable to beryllium hugely consequential. The Prince of Wales is looking guardant to playing a relation there.”

It volition beryllium the archetypal clip the aboriginal King has visited the COP lawsuit extracurricular of the UK, having appeared alongside the King and the Princess of Wales astatine the gathering successful Glasgow successful 2021.

The precocious Queen Elizabeth II addressed the assembled delegates via a recorded connection arsenic portion of the reception. William and Kate, past the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, took portion successful a fig of events implicit the archetypal days of the COP26 league successful Glasgow, highlighting some the urgent request for enactment and the individuals and groups who are already moving towards a brighter aboriginal for our planet.

During the archetypal twelvemonth of his Earthshot Prize awards, which is handing retired £1million prizes to 5 winners each twelvemonth for their satellite redeeming ideas implicit a decade, William besides acted arsenic a nexus for finalists to conscionable philanthropists to standard their innovative solutions.