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He has also set out to raise awareness about environmental issues. 🌷 Find out more: - Clarence House May 25, 2022

Hear about HRH's vision for and the organic gardening principles behind it, in a special seminar by at The Garrison Suite, in West London, tomorrow! King Charles even modified his 1970 Aston Martin to run partly on bioethanol made from surplus white wine and whey sourced from a cheesemaker. He also apparently “ strives” to “minimize” his environmental impact regarding travel and energy use, as well as the indirect impact of the products and services he uses. It reportedly amounted to 490 tons in March 2022.Īccording to his website, around half of his office and domestic energy use comes from renewable sources such as wood chip boilers, air-source heat pumps, solar panels, and “green” electricity. Reducing environmental harmĮach year, he publishes his apparent annual carbon footprint. He even has an organic farm that sells fruit to high-end supermarket Waitrose at his Highgrove residence. King Charles is regularly photographed engaging in PR-friendly activities like planting trees. King Charles’ own website states that he’s taken “many steps personally to live in a more sustainable way.” Time even said his “long-term” environmentalism may test his relations with UK Prime Minister Liz Truss. The Conversation and the Independent quoted him as “the most significant environmentalist in history.” News site WION questioned if he’d be as “green a king as he was a prince?”. Since then, he’s kept us all reminded of just how green he is.Īfter his ascent, the media flocked to fawn over his eco reputation. He gave his first speech on the issue in 1970, a time well before the climate crisis was a significant part of public discourse. During this time he certainly made a name for himself as an environmentalist. King Charles spent more than six decades as the Prince of Wales. The king’s eco-credentialsĪaron McCracken / Wikimedia Commons King Charles III has been speaking about the climate crisis for around 50 years – but something is missing from the conversation This includes his attitude towards animal agriculture, and whether his actions really go above the bare minimum when it comes to the climate crisis. So, do his efforts really go far enough? Here, we take a deep dive into the reigning monarch’s eco-credentials. But he has for decades ignored the impact of one of the world’s most environmentally destructive industries: meat. The king is certainly a strong advocate for the planet. In the midst of the worsening terrifying climate crisis, shouldn’t this news reassure us all?

But perhaps even the staunchest of republicans could console themselves with the fact that we have such a well-established “environmentalist” as king. The UK public is generally in favor of the monarchy, with 62 percent voicing support for its continuation. King Charles III became the first British King in seven decades, and the 62nd monarch to serve in 1,200 years. After the death of Queen Elizabeth II this September, a man dubbed “the Climate King” ascended to the throne.