During a reception for world leaders, Prince Charles was joined by Bill Gates, a US businessman, and Justin Trudeau, Canada’s Prime Minister, at the COP26 summit’s third day tonight.
The 72-year-old Prince of Wales was in good spirits as he addressed the assembled leaders and delegates at an evening gathering at Glasgow’s Scottish Event Campus (SEC).
Al Gore, Zac Goldsmith, the Environment Minister of the United States, and Kwasi Kwarteng (Business Secretary) were also present at the reception.
After the royal used his COP26 address, he demanded a’military campaign’ to mobilize trillions of dollars from the private sector to’save our precious earth’.
The Duke of Cornwall stated that the pandemic taught the world that ‘timelines can’t be sped up dramatically’ if everyone agrees on the urgency or the direction.
He stated that the top CEOs of businesses and other leaders he had met confirmed their willingness to do their bit to help protect the world from climate change.
Prince Charles, 72 years old, speaks with Bill Gates, an American businessman, as well as Justin Trudeau from Canada, during a reception for world leaders at Glasgow’s Scottish Event Campus.
The Prince of Wales was joined for the evening by Zac Goldsmith, Environment Minister and Kwasi Kwarteng (Business Secretary).
The evening began with a speech by Zac Goldsmith, Environment minister.
Tonight’s evening reception featured a speech by Zac Goldsmith, Environment minister. He this week spoke out about how saving the forests of the world would be one the key achievements of Cop26’s climate summit.
The scenes come after Prince Charles, who joined Prince William and Kate Middleton for a lavish royal reception at Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum Last night, the United Nations issued a call for all nations to join the fight against climate change.
The royal made the following statement Monday: “So ladies, gentlemen, my plea today to countries is for them to unite to create the environment that allows all sectors of industry to take the necessary action.”
“We know this will cost trillions and not billions of money. We also know many countries that are heavily indebted simply cannot afford to go eco.
‘Here is a huge, military-style campaign to marshal strength of the global private sectors.
“With trillions at its fingertips, far beyond global GDP, and with the greatest respects beyond even those of the leaders of the world it offers the only real chance of achieving fundamental economic transition.
‘So how do we do it? How do we get the private sector to work together in the same direction?
“After almost two years of consultation, CEOs told me that we need to bring together global industry leaders to map out in very concrete terms what it will take for the transition.
“We know from the pandemic that the private sector can dramatically speed up timelines when everyone agrees on the urgency of the direction.
“So every sector must have a clear strategy for attracting innovations to mark them. Second, who pays what?
“We need to align private investments behind these industry strategies in order to finance the transition effort. This means building investor confidence so that financial risk can be reduced.
“Investment is required to transition from coal to clean energies. It is possible to build a pipeline that is more sustainable and bankable at a sufficient scale. This will attract enough investment.
“Third, which switches do you need to turn to achieve these objectives?” More than 300 top CEOs and investors from around the world have told me that they need clear market signals to be able to invest without having to make any sudden changes.
“This is the framework that I’ve offered on a Terracarter map created by my stable market initiative with nearly 100 actions for acceleration.
“Together, we are working to drive trillions into support transition across ten most polluting and emitting industries.
They include energy, fashion, transportation, healthcare, and transportation. Because of the global supply chains today, industry transition will affect every country and every producer.
“There is absolutely no doubt in mine that the private sector is willing to play its part, and to work with governments on a way forward.”
The future king demanded a COP26-style campaign to mobilise trillions in private sector cash to’save the planet’. He spoke with Al Gore, former Vice President of the United States.
The royal appeared in high spirits as he spoke with world leaders and delegates at the reception on day three of the COP26 summit
Today, Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed he and the Microsoft founder Bill Gates had agreed to spend £400million to try and solve problems of low carbon aviation
The Prince also stated that the world has been placed on a ‘war footing” due to the impacts of climate change, loss of biodiversity, and other factors.
He added: “The pandemic showed us just how destructive a global cross border risk can be.
‘Climate Change and biodiversity Loss are no different. They pose an even greater existential risk.
He continued: “To the extent that we have to place ourselves on what might possibly be called a warfare-like footing.
“Having the privilege of consulting many among you over the past months, I know you each carry a heavy weight on your shoulders. You do not need me telling you that the eyes of the world are on you to act decisively as time is running out.
Earlier today, Microsoft founder Bill Gates was seen mingling with world leaders including the Prime Minister of India at a ‘clean technology’ event at the Cop26 climate summit.
The US businessman-turned-philanthropist met with Narendra Modi, Israeli premier Naftali Bennett, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen today and yesterday, during the UN-run conference in Glasgow.
He also met President Joe Biden on the sidelines, and could be seen grinning as UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed that the pair had agreed to spend £400million in a bid to solve the ‘problems of low-carbon aviation’ during the Accelerating Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment event this afternoon.
It came as Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed he and the Microsoft founder had agreed to spend £400million to try and solve problems of low carbon aviation.
He said: ‘Bill Gates and I agreed jointly to spend £400 million trying to solve problems of low carbon aviation, zero guilt free aviation and we’ve got to fix it.
“I’m going soon to fly in a plane that uses 35 percent sustainable aviation fuel. The goal at the moment is to get down to 10 percent sustainable aviation fuel for the entire world by 2030. How pathetic is that?
“We can do better than this folks. Alcock and Brown flew across the Atlantic 100 years ago with 865 imperial gallon petrol.
“We have made almost no technological progress since then in relation to our approach since we sent a plane over the Atlantic.
“I want to see Alok, not Alcock, as the skipper of the next net-zero plane that won’t rely on fossil fuels. I think we should be much more ambitious.”
Last night world leaders including Joe Biden, Boris Johnson, Angela Merkel and Justin Trudeau engaged in a spot of dinner-time diplomacy as they joined hundreds for the biggest gathering of Government representatives since the birth of the United Nations.
World leaders pose together for a group shot during an evening reception to celebrate the opening day at the COP26 summit.
Boris Johnson, who hosted this event at the Kelvingrove museum in Glasgow, thanked Prince Charles for his efforts to combat climate change.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson greets Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall as they arrive for an evening reception to mark the opening day of the COP26 on Monday
The gathering of leaders was in high spirits as they put aside differences and capped off their first day at the COP26 Climate Conference with a lavish royal reception at Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, with Prince Charles and Prince William, Kate Middleton, and the Duchess Of Cornwall.
The Prime Minister hosted the evening at the newly renovated gallery and said that the summit was an ‘extraordinary historic event’ and that there was a ‘death threat to our planet’.
He also called Prince Charles “the man to defuse bomb at the moment of world danger” and described him as a “prophet without honor”.
In a passionate speech, the Queen opened the lavish reception by urging world leaders to earn a spot in history’ and answer the call for those future generations’.
Her Majesty, 95 years old, was unable to attend the conference due to her overnight stay in hospital. She told leaders via video that they had to ‘rise above the politics of today and achieve true statesmanship’. Government representatives attended the reception at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference.
She said that “none will live forever” and “we are doing this not to ourselves but for our kids and our children’s and those who will be following their footsteps”. She urged leaders and other leaders to agree to COP climate change agreements.
In her most personal speech, the monarch also gave tribute to Prince Philip. She spoke out about how ‘the environment’ had a significant impact on human progress.
Earthshot Prize finalist, 15, was praised for her solar-powered ironing machine.
A schoolgirl inventor, whom the Duke of Cambridge said ‘puts all to shame’, has asked COP26 to stop talking and start doing’.
Vinisha Umashankar was a finalist for Prince William’s Earthshot Prize. She was praised for her solar powered ironing cart that replaces the charcoal clothes presses sold by street vendors in India.
The 15-year-old entrepreneur addressed a group of world leaders, including Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Narendra Modi, his Indian counterpart, and Joe Biden, the American President. He said that he would not support an economy that relies on polluting fossil fuels, smoke, and pollution.
“Please stop debating the past debates!” We need a fresh vision for a future.
Vinisha Umashankar (15), was a finalist for Prince William’s Earthshot Prize. She was praised for her solar-powered ironing machine.
Later, at a reception in which the Earthshot Prize finalists were presented to world leaders, John Kerry, the US Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Change offered support to the rising green inventors.
The duke introduced Ms Umashankar and her follow finalists and winners to the delegates just a few weeks after prizes of £1 million were awarded to the winners to develop their innovative solutions to help repair the planet.
He urged leaders to create conditions that allow them to thrive and enable their ideas to scale.
Prince William spoke with Jeff Bezos (billionaire Amazon founder) about the Earthshot Prize, scaling up the solutions and the winners and finalists.
After her speech, the schoolgirl was given a standing ovation that highlighted how she represented a generation with much to lose.
She said, “The point was that me and my generation would live to see what the consequences of your actions today.” But none of the things we discuss today are practical for me.
Prince William praised the 15-year-old saying her innovation was ‘just one of her many inventions’, adding her hard work ‘puts us all to shame’
‘You are deciding whether or not we’ve a chance to live in a habitable world. You are deciding whether or not we are worth fighting for; worth supporting and worth caring.’
Hammering home her message for the global heads of government to take action before it is too late, she added: ‘Many of my generation are angry at leaders who’ve made empty promises and failed to deliver.
‘We’ve every reason to be angry. But I’ve no time for anger. I want to act. I’m not just a girl from India. I’m a girl from Earth. I’m very proud to be so. I’m a student, innovator, environmentalist and entrepreneur but most importantly, an optimist.’
The teenager’s solar-powered invention can power an iron for six hours from five hours of sunshine and it eliminates the 11 pounds of charcoal used daily by vendors, cutting pollution.
Prince William, 15, praised the young girl, saying her invention was ‘just a few of her many inventions’. He also added that her hard work “puts us all to shame”..
The Duke praised their “amazing ingenuity” and warned the audience, including Bill Gates, Microsoft founder, that the finalists were “bursting with energy, ideas, and ambition”, so expect many of them knocking on your door!
The schoolgirl said, before she finished, “I invite you to come with us.” We ask that you give up your old thinking, old habits, and old ways. We are here for you.
“But let me be very clear! We don’t want you to wait for us to act. Even if you aren’t, we will still lead. We will act even if it takes us longer.
The Duke of Cambridge ended his day by tweeting praise for the teenager as he travelled by scheduled train back home, and signed the post with his initial: ‘Feeling optimistic as I head home from £COP26 having met our Earthshot Prize Winners & Finalists and discussed their solutions to repair our planet.
Vinisha was a proud speaker in front of the entire world demanding change for her generation. W