The Prince of Wales Will Participate in UN Climate Conference in South America
The Prince of Wales is scheduled to attend the COP30 climate summit in Brazil during November, according to royal officials.
The father and son duo appeared together on Thursday night at a reception preceding the climate summit, which is set to be held in the northern Brazilian city of Belém.
The royal pair were participating in the museum gathering, marking an rare public appearance together at a pre-COP30 gathering organized in partnership with the UK government.
Climate Leadership Dedication
King Charles has been a consistent supporter of protecting nature - and Prince William has inherited the mission, with his own environmental prize initiative, which will be hosted in Rio ahead of the COP summit.
Royal sources have described the Prince's participation at the next COP as stepping up an important role in "environmental negotiations".
Recent Engagements
The monarch and his heir, arriving together in the state Bentley, were welcomed attendees such as conservation experts, researchers, climate change campaigners, diplomats and government officials.
This participation featured addresses alongside President Emmanuel Macron of France and other world leaders at the Ocean Finance Summit in Monaco in recent months.
Earthshot Awards Link
The UN meeting will align with the the royal's climate innovation prizes, which will wrap up in the Brazilian city the previous day he joins the COP summit on 6 November.
Last week the prince described the prize competitors as "heroes of our time".
Monarch's Environmental Record
The monarch has been a key figure at previous climate summits, delivering the inaugural speech in the United Arab Emirates for COP28, including the observation: "The Earth does not belong to us, we belong to the Earth".
"Throughout my life I've dedicated a substantial portion of my life trying to alert people to the critical dangers confronting humanity over climate change, environmental shifts and biodiversity loss," the King told delegates.
- Prince William standing in for the monarch
- UN climate conference in South America
- Earthshot awards in Rio de Janeiro
- Climate diplomacy function
- Combined presence with the monarch
