'Decried, denigrated, and denied': Prince of Wales slams climate inaction at New York Climate Week

Cecilia Keating
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Heir to the throne calls for 'swift and immediate' action to address escalating climate impacts in keynote speech this afternoon

The Prince of Wales has issued a bleak warning this morning that the climate crisis is a "comprehensive catastrophe" that is set to "dwarf the coronavirus pandemic". In a pre-recorded keynote speech...

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