The Prince of Wales Set to Attend UN Climate Conference in South America

The Prince of Wales will represent the COP30 climate summit in Brazil in the coming weeks, as confirmed by palace sources.

The father and son duo made a joint appearance on Thursday night at a reception preceding the climate summit, which is scheduled to take place in the northern Brazilian city of Belem.

The King and Prince were participating in the museum gathering, marking an noteworthy combined presence at a climate summit preparatory event arranged together with the UK government.

Environmental Advocacy Commitment

King Charles has been a long-time champion of biodiversity preservation - and Prince William has inherited the mission, with his own environmental prize initiative, which will be hosted in Rio preceding the UN meeting.

Royal sources have described the Prince's participation at the forthcoming conference as taking on an crucial position in "environmental negotiations".

Recent Engagements

The King and Prince of Wales, making a joint entrance in the state Bentley, were introduced to participants featuring conservation experts, scientists, climate change campaigners, foreign representatives and politicians.

This engagement included speaking together with French leader Macron of France and other global statesmen at the Ocean Finance Summit in Monaco earlier this year.

Earthshot Awards Link

The climate conference will align with the the royal's sustainability recognition program, which will conclude in Rio de Janeiro the previous day he joins the climate conference on the sixth of November.

Recently the William described the Earthshot finalists as "contemporary champions".

Royal Climate Legacy

The monarch has been a prominent presence at past COP meetings, providing the introductory remarks in Dubai for the 28th Conference of Parties, including the reminder: "The Earth does not belong to us, we belong to the Earth".

"Throughout my life I've dedicated a significant amount of my life trying to raise awareness about the survival risks facing us over climate change, climate change and species extinction," the sovereign addressed delegates.

• The Prince of Wales standing in for the King
• UN climate conference in South America
• Environmental prize ceremony in Brazil
• Climate diplomacy role
• Combined presence with King Charles