The Prince of Wales has said he understands why campaigners from organisations like Extinction Rebellion take to the streets to demand action on climate change.
Charles said he totally understood the “frustration” climate campaigners felt but blocking roads isn’t helpful.
And he warned of a “catastrophic” impact if more ambitious action isn’t taken on climate change.
Speaking in the plush gardens of his house on the Balmoral estate in Aberdeenshire, the prince said it had taken too long for the world to wake up to the risks of climate change.
Asked if he sympathised with Greta Thunberg, the climate campaigner who has also criticised leaders for failing to act, he said: ”Of course I do, yes.
“All these young people feel nothing is ever happening so of course they’re going to get frustrated. I totally understand because nobody would listen and they see their future being totally destroyed.”
The prince also said he understood why groups such as Extinction Rebellion were taking their protests to the streets.
“But it isn’t helpful, I don’t think, to do it in a way that alienates people. So I totally understand the frustration, the difficulty is how do you direct that frustration in a way that is more constructive rather than destructive.”
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