Prince William makes first written statement since Prince Harry’s moved to England

An emotional plea just went live and comes straight from the Prince of Wales, Prince William in light of the ‘devastation’ that is currently running amuck across the world.

What is pertinent to mention is that this comes ahead of Prince William’s visit to Mumbai which is scheduled for November and the message invokes an emotional plea over the climate because “we no longer have time for inch-by-inch improvements.”

As part of his message he also highlighted the need to champion “urgent optimism” given the devastation situations like the British wildfires which the heir hopes serve as a “powerful reminder of the risks associated with a warming climate”.

The actual write up was shared in collaboration with The Independent and reads as follows, “The crisis demands urgency. But without a belief that change is possible, its scale can leave us feeling overwhelmed. Optimism gives us confidence that our actions can make a difference. We need both.”

In his own words he also rung the metaphorical alarm bells and added, “this is what I mean by urgent optimism; seeing the danger clearly while believing in our ability to respond. For the first time in history, our greatest challenge is not inventing the answers. It is deploying and scaling the solutions we already know work. It is not naivety or blind hope. It is optimism grounded in evidence.”

He also wrote, “I have seen solutions already working and the impact they are capable of. That gives me optimism. Knowing that we no longer have time for inch-by-inch improvements, that change must be systemic and at scale, gives me urgency.”

He also championed the finalists from his Earthshot Initiative in his writeup and said they, “have already helped avoid or capture 18 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent emissions, protected and restored over 85 million hectares of ocean and coastline and improved air quality in regions home to 600 million people”.

Before signing off he added, “wildfires have captured the world ’s attention, but work to reduce their risk and limit their impact is already underway – as are solutions to clean our air, fix our climate, revive our oceans, eliminate waste and restore nature. We can, and must, make the remainder of this decade count.”