UK monarch addresses world leaders at climate summit where more than 100 states have committed to transforming food systems
In an opening speech calling on leaders to make Cop28 “a critical turning point”, he warned: “We are carrying out a vast, frightening experiment of changing every ecological condition, all at once, at a pace that far outstrips nature’s ability to cope … Our choice is now a starker, and darker, one: how dangerous are we actually prepared to make our world?”World leaders signed a declaration on transforming food systems – the first Cop resolution that directly tackles the symbiotic relationship between what people eat and the changing climate. The resolution recognises that “unprecedented adverse climate impacts are increasingly threatening the resilience of agriculture and food systems as well as the ability of many, especially the most vulnerable, to produce and access food in the face of mounting hunger, malnutrition and economic stresses”.
King Charles has addressed the Cop28 summit in Dubai on Friday, warning that the dangers of climate change 'are no longer distant risks'. In his speech, Charles said alarming tipping points were being reached and he was greatly worried that countries were 'so dreadfully far off track' in efforts to address the crisis. He finished by saying: 'The Earth does not belong to us, we belong to the Earth'
Cop28: King Charles warns of ‘vast, frightening experiment’ on natural world
UK monarch addresses world leaders at climate summit where more than 100 states have committed to transforming food systems
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