'The time is now. The eyes of our children and grandchildren are judging us. Let ours be the generation that can. And does.' Exclusive: Prince Charles says 'our children are judging us' on climate change
Less than a year before President John F. Kennedy delivered his Commencement Address at the American University in 1963, the Cuban Missile Crisis had brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. Though the prospect of a lasting peace remained a distant hope, in his remarks J.F.K. rejected the inevitability of war as"a dangerous and defeatist belief," and argued against the view that"mankind is doomed" or"gripped by forces we cannot control.
"I am proud that my sons have recognised this threat." Prince Charles with Prince William at a reception for the key members of the Sustainable Markets Initiative and the Winners and Finalists of the first Earthshot Prize Awards at the Clydeside Distillery, on the sidelines of the COP26 summit on November 1, 2021 in Glasgow, United Kingdom..
"Standing at the Baptism site of Jesus, I could see the depleting levels of water in what is already one of the most water-poor countries in the world." The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall at the Jordan River, on November 16, 2021 in Amman, Jordan.I have seen at first-hand the impact of false dawns.
Central to this effort will be a military-style campaign to marshal the strength of the global private sector because it will take trillions, not billions, of dollars to transform our current fossil fuel-based economy to one that is genuinely renewable and sustainable. This level of funding, which exceeds global G.D.P., is essential because there are too many countries which are burdened with growing levels of debt and simply cannot afford to"go green" without significant assistance.
Third, alongside the Nationally Determined Contributions promised by individual countries, the world's leading C.E.O.s and institutional investors need clear market signals from governments—and agreed globally—to give them the confidence to invest in the long term, without the rules of the game changing.
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