Prince Charles - "My Duty is to Save the World"
My duty is to save the world: Prince Charles believes he was born for a purpose
By Fay Schlesinger 30th July 2010
The Prince of Wales says he believes he has been placed on Earth as future King ‘for a purpose’ - to save the world. Giving a fascinating insight into his view of his inherited wealth and influence, he said: ‘I can only somehow imagine that I find myself being born into this position for a purpose. I don’t want my grandchildren or yours to come along and say to me, “Why the hell didn’t you come and do something about this? You knew what the problem was”. That is what motivates me. I wanted to express something in the outer world that I feel inside... We seem to have lost that understanding of the whole of nature and the universe as a living entity.’
His impassioned comments come during a film about his belief that unbridled commerce has led to the destruction of farmland and countryside. The documentary, called Harmony, is due to be aired on the U.S. network NBC in November to coincide with the launch of a book of the same name by the prince. Charles is understood to have waived his author’s fee, and all royalties will go to his charity, the Prince’s Trust.
But the Prince has previously come under fire for hypocrisy over his eco-values. Last year he commandeered a jet belonging to the Queen’s Flight to attend the Copenhagen climate change summit, generating an estimated 6.4 tons of carbon dioxide - 5.2 tons more than if he had used a commercial plane.
Critics condemned his words as ‘delusional’. Graham Smith, of the anti-monarchy group Republic, said: ‘He is under the impression he has been sent to save the world and deliver us from our sins. It’s quite delusional. ‘He will have to be impartial and keep his mouth shut when he’s king. If he really believes this is his mission and he disagrees with Government in future, he risks plunging us into a constitutional crisis.’
Senior royal aides denied the prince was attempting to mould his public image and pave the way to ensure a positive legacy. They stressed Charles also cared passionately about his other royal duties, such as defence. One said: ‘In private he has dismissed talk of legacies - that’s not for him to say because it’s for others to judge. But hopefully his charities will carry on for many years to come. ‘He has said there is a reason why he’s in a position to raise these issues - that there is some higher power. But there is more to his role than just green problems. ‘It’s true that outside royal duties, the environment is the thing he cares most passionately about.’
In a trailer to the film, the prince spoke passionately about his decades-long quest for what he described in a statement as ‘a sacred duty of stewardship of the natural order of things’. He said: ‘I started 22 years ago on something that nobody really wanted to know about except a few people who thought it was pretty crazy. ‘The way nature presents itself - we’ve turned it into merely a mechanical process. What is happening to the small farmers around the world is simply appalling, as a result of globalisation. Is that really the intention behind it all, just to sweep all these people off the land?’
An Asian woman, who is not named in the documentary, piled praise on the royal, saying: ‘Princes Charles has been a very courageous man because he has never thought through the throne he will occupy - he has thought through the planet he lives on.’
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1299099/Prince-Charles-My-duty-save-world.html
Prince Charles attacks climate change 'sceptics'
15.07.10
The Prince of Wales launched a stinging attack on "climate sceptics" deriding them for peddling "pseudo science". In a speech to world business leaders at a climate change seminar Charles criticised the group for apparently intimidating people from "adopting the precautionary measures necessary to avert environmental collapse".
Some experts dispute global predictions for climate change mainly because changes to the planet's climate have occurred in the past, due to natural causes.Leading figures such as former Conservative chancellor Lord Lawson and environmentalist and broadcaster David Bellamy added their voices to others questioning the conclusions of global warming 'believers'.
Charles, speaking yesterday at the event staged by the Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership at St James' Palace, did not mention any sceptics by name but said: "People have heard the climate sceptics and attempted to listen to the kind of pseudo science they are peddling...I have endlessly been accused of peddling pseudo science, in one way or another, for most of my life - just think about the strange irony."
During the last few decades Charles attempted to influence public opinion by speaking about the threat climate change poses and setting up his Prince's Rainforest Project to try to safeguard the world's rainforests.The heir to the throne has also given a number of high profile speeches on the subject on the world stage, including speaking at last year's UN climate negotiations in Copenhagen.
During his address today, Charles said: "I have already alluded to the problem of climate scepticism. It appears to be on the rise again with more and more people prepared to listen to those siren voices that say that everything is okay, there is no need to worry and that we can all carry on as before as all this fuss about climate change and environmental collapse is merely part of a sinister attempt to undermine the entire foundations of the market-based capitalist system.
"Well, ladies and gentlemen, I believe the urgency of the situation is too great simply to sit back and do nothing."
Lord Lawson is chairman of the Global Warming Policy Foundation which describes itself on its website as an "all-party and non-party think tank" that aims to bring reason to the climate change debate that has become "seriously unbalanced, irrationally alarmist". In an interview with the Telegraph last month the former chancellor acknowledged the increase in the planet's temperature during the past 100 years and that C02 gases have "played a part". But he warned cutting carbon emissions would threaten the economy.
The peer told the newspaper: "We need to get off this absurd carbon-cessation hook that will be hugely damaging to the economy and society. What we should be doing is monitoring what is happening very carefully and closely and preparing to adapt to any changes that might occur."
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23856296-prince-charles-attacks-climate-change-sceptics.do
By Fay Schlesinger 30th July 2010
The Prince of Wales says he believes he has been placed on Earth as future King ‘for a purpose’ - to save the world. Giving a fascinating insight into his view of his inherited wealth and influence, he said: ‘I can only somehow imagine that I find myself being born into this position for a purpose. I don’t want my grandchildren or yours to come along and say to me, “Why the hell didn’t you come and do something about this? You knew what the problem was”. That is what motivates me. I wanted to express something in the outer world that I feel inside... We seem to have lost that understanding of the whole of nature and the universe as a living entity.’
His impassioned comments come during a film about his belief that unbridled commerce has led to the destruction of farmland and countryside. The documentary, called Harmony, is due to be aired on the U.S. network NBC in November to coincide with the launch of a book of the same name by the prince. Charles is understood to have waived his author’s fee, and all royalties will go to his charity, the Prince’s Trust.
But the Prince has previously come under fire for hypocrisy over his eco-values. Last year he commandeered a jet belonging to the Queen’s Flight to attend the Copenhagen climate change summit, generating an estimated 6.4 tons of carbon dioxide - 5.2 tons more than if he had used a commercial plane.
Critics condemned his words as ‘delusional’. Graham Smith, of the anti-monarchy group Republic, said: ‘He is under the impression he has been sent to save the world and deliver us from our sins. It’s quite delusional. ‘He will have to be impartial and keep his mouth shut when he’s king. If he really believes this is his mission and he disagrees with Government in future, he risks plunging us into a constitutional crisis.’
Senior royal aides denied the prince was attempting to mould his public image and pave the way to ensure a positive legacy. They stressed Charles also cared passionately about his other royal duties, such as defence. One said: ‘In private he has dismissed talk of legacies - that’s not for him to say because it’s for others to judge. But hopefully his charities will carry on for many years to come. ‘He has said there is a reason why he’s in a position to raise these issues - that there is some higher power. But there is more to his role than just green problems. ‘It’s true that outside royal duties, the environment is the thing he cares most passionately about.’
In a trailer to the film, the prince spoke passionately about his decades-long quest for what he described in a statement as ‘a sacred duty of stewardship of the natural order of things’. He said: ‘I started 22 years ago on something that nobody really wanted to know about except a few people who thought it was pretty crazy. ‘The way nature presents itself - we’ve turned it into merely a mechanical process. What is happening to the small farmers around the world is simply appalling, as a result of globalisation. Is that really the intention behind it all, just to sweep all these people off the land?’
An Asian woman, who is not named in the documentary, piled praise on the royal, saying: ‘Princes Charles has been a very courageous man because he has never thought through the throne he will occupy - he has thought through the planet he lives on.’
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1299099/Prince-Charles-My-duty-save-world.html
Prince Charles attacks climate change 'sceptics'
15.07.10
The Prince of Wales launched a stinging attack on "climate sceptics" deriding them for peddling "pseudo science". In a speech to world business leaders at a climate change seminar Charles criticised the group for apparently intimidating people from "adopting the precautionary measures necessary to avert environmental collapse".
Some experts dispute global predictions for climate change mainly because changes to the planet's climate have occurred in the past, due to natural causes.Leading figures such as former Conservative chancellor Lord Lawson and environmentalist and broadcaster David Bellamy added their voices to others questioning the conclusions of global warming 'believers'.
Charles, speaking yesterday at the event staged by the Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership at St James' Palace, did not mention any sceptics by name but said: "People have heard the climate sceptics and attempted to listen to the kind of pseudo science they are peddling...I have endlessly been accused of peddling pseudo science, in one way or another, for most of my life - just think about the strange irony."
During the last few decades Charles attempted to influence public opinion by speaking about the threat climate change poses and setting up his Prince's Rainforest Project to try to safeguard the world's rainforests.The heir to the throne has also given a number of high profile speeches on the subject on the world stage, including speaking at last year's UN climate negotiations in Copenhagen.
During his address today, Charles said: "I have already alluded to the problem of climate scepticism. It appears to be on the rise again with more and more people prepared to listen to those siren voices that say that everything is okay, there is no need to worry and that we can all carry on as before as all this fuss about climate change and environmental collapse is merely part of a sinister attempt to undermine the entire foundations of the market-based capitalist system.
"Well, ladies and gentlemen, I believe the urgency of the situation is too great simply to sit back and do nothing."
Lord Lawson is chairman of the Global Warming Policy Foundation which describes itself on its website as an "all-party and non-party think tank" that aims to bring reason to the climate change debate that has become "seriously unbalanced, irrationally alarmist". In an interview with the Telegraph last month the former chancellor acknowledged the increase in the planet's temperature during the past 100 years and that C02 gases have "played a part". But he warned cutting carbon emissions would threaten the economy.
The peer told the newspaper: "We need to get off this absurd carbon-cessation hook that will be hugely damaging to the economy and society. What we should be doing is monitoring what is happening very carefully and closely and preparing to adapt to any changes that might occur."
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23856296-prince-charles-attacks-climate-change-sceptics.do