King Charles issues ‘call to arms’ during Cop28 opening statement as world at ‘critical turning point’
King Charles has issued a “call to arms” to protect the environment in his Cop28 climate summit opening statement.
Addressing the summit, the King spoke about he has spent much of his life trying to alert others to the dangers from global warming.
He addressed summit attendees in Dubai, saying that dangers of climate change “are no longer distant risks”.
The King mentions commonwealth communities that are currently “unable to withstand repeated shocks”.
He says that India, Bangladesh and Pakistan have all been struck by natural disasters which have devastated them.
King Charles says he has “tried to say on many occasions” to help repair and restore nature’s “unique economy”, which he says is vital to our “survivability”.
“We are carrying out a vast, frightening experiment of changing every ecological condition, all at once, at a pace that far outstrips nature’s ability to cope,” the King says.
“Our choice now is a starker – and darker – one: how dangerous are we actually prepared to make our world?”
He says that tackling climate change is a “job for us all”.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said it was a “proud moment” for him to witness the King deliver his speech on Friday, which “speaks volumes about our type of leadership as a country”.
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