What Charles the ‘Activist King’ Means for the Climate

King Charles has dedicated a large part of his life to environmental issues, but how will his accession to the throne translate to public policies? Via WIREDUK

, argues that the king will actually have less power to effect change now that he is monarch. While he’s likely to still consider green issues as “crucially important to the well-being of the nation,” Porritt says, the king’s influence will be limited. “He definitely won’t engage in direct campaigns against the evil empire that is Big Oil and Gas. This is way beyond the role of a constitutional monarch.

However, Clear notes that King Charles’ “black spider” memos—letters he sent to government ministers in 2004 and 2005 voicing his concerns on everything from genetic modification to global warming, farming, and social deprivation —could suggest that he will push boundaries. Sent in a private capacity but later published, the memos were controversial due to the convention that the Royal Family be politically neutral.

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