The British heir to the throne sympathizes with Gretha Thunberg: – Of course I do.
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At the end of September, Thunberg spoke at a climate conference for young people in Italy. The goal was to direct criticism at world leaders and their climate promises.
– Blah, blah, blah is all we hear from our so-called leaders. Words that sound good, but so far have not led to action. Our hopes and ambitions are drowning in the empty promises, the 18-year-old said according to The Guardian.
Now Prince Charles, the next in line to take over the British throne, has commented on her speech.
–Understand youth frustration
Charles (72) is himself known for having a climate commitment, and according to Reuters, he has previously expressed understanding for young environmental activists’ frustration with leaders, writes Expressen.
– The young people feel that nothing is happening, so of course they get frustrated, the prince says in one BBC interview.
At the same time, he is critical of groups such as the “Extinction Rebellion”, which is protesting in the streets.
– What they do does not help, I think, to do it in a way that alienates people, says Prince Charles and calls for a more constructive climate movement, the prince says.
He emphasizes that he understands that they are frustrated and hopes people notice how desperate young people are.
Climate conference with top managers
The interview with the award comes in the wake of the UN’s major climate conference, COP26, to be held from 1 November in Glasgow, Scotland.
He said in the BBC interview that he is concerned that the leaders are just talking and not acting.
– The problem is to get the actions started, he thinks.
The conference should actually have been held 9-20. November 2020, however was postponed due to the corona pandemic.
COP26 will begin with a meeting in which well over 100 world leaders are expected to attend, including US President Joe Biden. NTB also receives confirmation that the incoming Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre plans to attend the meeting.
VG corrects: In the first version of this case, it was stated in the title that Prince Charles is critical of Thunberg’s proposal. It is not true. The right thing is that he is critical of protesting in the streets. It was corrected on 11.10.21 at 20:53.
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