The Prince of Emissions: Charles fails to offset environmental damage caused by 9,000-mile tour
In today’s UK Independent: The Prince of Emissions: Charles fails to offset environmental damage caused by 9,000-mile tour
Prince Charles arrived home from a two-week foreign tour last night to criticism over his failure to take action to offset the environmental damage done by his private jet during his 9,000-mile odyssey to the Middle East and India.
An analysis by The Independent shows that the plane which carried the Prince and his 22-strong entourage on the trip spewed more than 40 tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, the weight of six London buses. Although the Prince publicly stated a few months ago that climate change was the “greatest challenge” facing mankind, his officials admitted yesterday he had not followed the Government’s lead by offsetting the pollution from his trip.
A spokeswoman for Clarence House, the Prince’s residence, said she had never heard of the idea of carbon-offsetting.
Really one imagines that Prince Charles of all people could afford to offset his CO2 emissions. And to assert that he’s never even heard of the idea is ludicrous. Even the Prince can use Google one would assume. But hey, I’ll save you the bother. Pop over to Carbon Planet today. — DS
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