The Impassioned Plea Camilla Parker Bowles Made To Children At COP26
The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP26, began on November 1. The event hosts 130 heads of state and government to address climate change, per The New York Times. Some of this year's most prominent world leaders attending the event include U.S. President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, and British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson. Not only was Boris Johnson representing Britain, but so were Prince William, Kate Middleton, Prince Charles, and Camilla Parker Bowles, as Queen Elizabeth was unable to attend the conference following doctors' orders to rest.
Even without the queen, it seems fitting the other royals attended COP26 as they're becoming increasingly known for their environmental activism. Recently, William and Kate wrapped up their first annual Earthshot Prize Award, which incentivizes and praises solutions related to climate change and environmentalism. Unsurprisingly then, the royals stepped up to the plate and made their commitment to the environment known at COP26. During this year's conference, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were spotted making wildflower seed bombs with children, while Camilla was spotting visiting schoolchildren, giving them a powerful perspective about the environment.
Camilla Parker Bowles reminded schoolchildren they are the future
Though the COP26 conference is held every year, this one hits closer to home, as scientists say nations must immediately move away from fossil fuel use if there is any hope in avoiding the "most catastrophic" effects of climate change, per The New York Times. It seems Camilla Parker Bowles felt that urgency when speaking to schoolchildren in Glasgow.
"We're all relying on you to make it a safer world," Camilla told the children at Wallacewell Primary School, per Royal Central. As the students of Wallacewell Primary School have already been learning about climate change and how to be sustainable, it seems Camilla knew that these young children could be a source of hope for a more environmentally-sound future.
In addition to advocating for the future of the environment, Camilla also gave students a copy of the book, "It's Up to Us." The book was published through collaboration with Prince Charles' Princes' Foundation, "What On Earth Publishing," and with author Christopher Lloyd, and gives children tools to imagine a better future. "Write about the future you would like to see, one that puts nature at the heart of everything we do," Charles wrote to the children in the book. As Charles and Camilla show, while the COP26 conference continues to look for actionable solutions now, we must not forget that there will still be people dealing with our decisions after most of us are gone.