Prince Charles Speaks at UN Climate Change Summit

At the U.N. Climate Change summit in Copenhagen, the heir to the British throne urged the world to take better care of the environment, as well as scolded it for exploiting its resources.

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“The grim reality is that our planet has reached a point of crisis,” Prince Charles said

But he also argued that “just as mankind had the power to push the world to the brink, so too do we have the power to bring it back into balance.”

The dedicated environmentalist, who said earlier this year that the world has less than 100 months to solve climate change, went on to say “A partial solution to climate change is no solution at all. It must be inclusive and it must be a comprehensive approach.”

“In our increasingly precarious situation — on a small, unique and precious planet — this is not a problem resolvable in terms of ‘them and us’,” he said.

“For when it comes to the air we breathe and the water we drink, there are no national boundaries.”

Prince Charles was invited by the Danish government to speak at the summit. He told the delegates that the eyes of the world were upon them, and they have the power to write the future.