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Comments from Prince Charles on climate change welcomed

Prince Charles has been praised for speaking out on climate change at a time when the UK government is “burying its head in the sand” on the issue.

Paul McCullagh, CEO of leading renewable energy company UrbanWind, said the future monarch’s comments, made in a TV-interview last night, showed “clear leadership and deep concern, demonstrating the kind of leading role Britain should be playing globally on the issue of climate change.”

Prince Charles called for urgent action from world leaders to combat the effects of climate change and urged greater support for the renewables sector.

“This is welcome news at a time when there is a vacuum of leadership from the UK Government on climate change,” said Paul McCullagh. “Prince Charles is absolutely right to be campaigning on this issue, as the Government is burying its head in the sand.”

Prince Charles’s comments come a week ahead of the COP21 United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Paris, where world leaders are being urged to reach a global agreement.

They also follow Energy Secretary Amber Rudd’s embarrassing admission earlier this month that there will be a shortfall in the UK’s clean power targets of about 25 percent to 2020.

Paul McCullagh said: “More people need to make their voices heard, like Prince Charles has, to pressure governments and other organisations in the UK and globally to show greater leadership and take urgent action on climate change.

“The COP 21 conference in Paris next week is a perfect opportunity for Britain and other countries to show that they recognise that this is a major issue globally by taking decisive action. The UK, in particular, needs to show greater support for the renewables sector, as a key priority in helping to mitigate the effects of climate change.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Mark Smith .