Prince William Set to Attend COP30 Climate Summit in South America
The Prince of Wales is scheduled to attend the COP30 climate summit in South America in the coming weeks, according to palace sources.
Prince William and King Charles made a joint appearance on Thursday evening at a reception leading up to the climate summit, which is set to be held in the Amazonian city of Belem.
The royal pair were present at the scientific institution event, marking an noteworthy combined presence at a environmental conference preliminary meeting co-hosted by the British authorities.
Climate Leadership Commitment
King Charles has been a longstanding advocate of environmental conservation - and Prince William has taken on the baton, with his own climate innovation awards, which will be taking place in South America before the UN meeting.
Royal sources have described William's involvement at the forthcoming conference as taking on an significant responsibility in "environmental negotiations".
Previous Activities
The King and Prince of Wales, making a joint entrance in the official car, were welcomed attendees such as conservation experts, scientists, climate change campaigners, foreign representatives and government officials.
This participation included speaking in concert with French leader Macron of the French Republic and other global statesmen at the Ocean Finance Summit in the Principality of Monaco in recent months.
Earthshot Awards Link
The UN meeting will align with the William's personal Earthshot environmental awards, which will finish in Rio de Janeiro the previous day he joins the climate conference on the sixth of November.
Last week the prince characterized the award contenders as "contemporary champions".
Royal Climate Legacy
The monarch has been a influential participant at past COP meetings, providing the introductory remarks in Dubai for COP28, including the reminder: "Our responsibility is to protect the world we inhabit".
"I have spent a substantial portion of my life trying to raise awareness about the existential threats confronting humanity over global warming, global temperature increases and biodiversity loss," the monarch informed delegates.
- The Prince of Wales standing in for the monarch
- COP30 summit in Brazil
- Earthshot awards in Brazil
- Environmental negotiations role
- Combined presence with the monarch