PRINCE Charles warned today that the COP26 summit was the “last chance saloon” to tackle climate change and said he “totally understands” why eco activists take to the streets to demand swifter action.
Just three weeks before the United Nations conference, the Prince of Wales made a heartfelt intervention, stating that world leaders had to do more than “just talk” to combat the threat of global warming. A source close to the prince told the Standard: “Advisers have long urged him to show caution when speaking out publicly. But now, clearly, as we are at the cliff edge, there is no time for pussy-footing about.”
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