A children’s climate book: King Charles cares about the environment

King Charles ever greener. The Ladybird Book of Climate Change, a children’s book on climate change written by the king together with two professors from the University of Cambridge, is arriving on March 9, Tony Juniper president of Natural England and scientist Emily Shuckburgh. Published by Ladybird, an English publishing house specializing in children’s literature, the book is aimed at readers aged between 7 and 11 with information, data and also possible solutions to counter the environmental threat to our planet. In reality, the publication dates back to 2017 but the topic, which was addressed for an adult audience, is now re-proposed with an accessible language for children.

It was King Charles himself who wanted a re-edition of the text for the little ones. “He wanted to bring hard facts within reach of the generations who have the most to gain if we find solutions in time,” explained Professor Juniper.

Cop15 commitments and fundraising

And again the Cambridge professor, who also participated in the work of the Cop15 in Montreal and co-author of the book, was among the guests at the reception that King Charles offered to Buckingham Palace to support fundraising and the Royal House’s commitment to sustainability and the protection of biodiversity, “the sixth event of mass extinctions”.

Event with a high symbolic value, the first that King Charles wanted to dedicate exclusively to the theme of the environment on which he has always been committed, through his foundations. Indeed, the reception followed a meeting with the government to kick-start investments to achieve the goals set at the United Nations COP15 biodiversity summit. Meeting which was held at the end of last year in Canada.

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With the Global Biodiversity Framework agreement, 200 countries, including Great Britain, have pledged to protect 30% of the planet by 2030 and give a break to endangered species, such as gorillas and rhinos. An important commitment, given that it involves raising 200 billion dollars a year to invest in programs to protect biodiversity. Among the guests at Buckingham Palace also the indigenous leaders of the Amazon who had a meeting with Charles III. “We want it to be an intermediary for our people with other countries,” said Amazon leader Domingo Peas.

Sustainable official menus

And speaking of public events, King Charles has also drastically changed the official lunch menus at Buckingham Palace. Every dish, from meat to fish to salt and spices, must be eco-sustainable. Better if at zero kilometre: transport times will have to be reduced to limit pollution. At the behest of his majesty.