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Post by Red Rackham on Mar 30, 2023 14:27:19 GMT
If he used his RR and shut his gob then good luck to him . It’s when these virtue signalling eco worriers show their hypocrisy and complete lack of self awareness that pushes me off. If you are going to pontificate about reducing carbon footprints then show us they way by example . Precisely. The king seems to be from the school of thought that says, do as I say, not as I do. |
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Post by see2 on Mar 30, 2023 14:27:24 GMT
He is entitled to his opinions, as are you. Are you against 'net zero'? I imagine the RR is armored, not just any RR. Are you anti-royalist? Just curious as to your need to whinge. If it is armoured and it may be, it will be even more damaging to the environment. Are you of the opinion the Germans couldn't provide a limousine, armoured if necessary? Flying your fave car to Germany is nothing more than a pampered extravagance. But to do that, then preach about net zero shows just how out of touch he is. I am not 'anti-royalist'. I have always been pro monarchy, the Queen was a fantastic ambassador for this country she never put a foot wrong. But the king, well lets just say, he's proving to be a bit of a Charlie. I am aware that you are determined to put the worst possible face on the visit. That's your choice. He went down extremely well with the German parliament, applauded a number of times during his speech, had the audience laughing at his verbal jests a few times, and given a standing ovation at the end. Seems he did everything that was expected of him, and got it right. |
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Post by Red Rackham on Mar 30, 2023 14:34:47 GMT
If it is armoured and it may be, it will be even more damaging to the environment. Are you of the opinion the Germans couldn't provide a limousine, armoured if necessary? Flying your fave car to Germany is nothing more than a pampered extravagance. But to do that, then preach about net zero shows just how out of touch he is. I am not 'anti-royalist'. I have always been pro monarchy, the Queen was a fantastic ambassador for this country she never put a foot wrong. But the king, well lets just say, he's proving to be a bit of a Charlie. I am aware that you are determined to put the worst possible face on the visit. That's your choice. He went down extremely well with the German parliament, applauded a number of times during his speech, had the audience laughing at his verbal jests a few times, and given a standing ovation at the end. Seems he did everything that was expected of him, and got it right. I am aware of all that, I watched it. However, nothing you have said so far detracts from the fact that as far as net zero is concerned, he is a hypocrite. |
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Post by jonksy on Mar 30, 2023 14:39:16 GMT
I am aware that you are determined to put the worst possible face on the visit. That's your choice. He went down extremely well with the German parliament, applauded a number of times during his speech, had the audience laughing at his verbal jests a few times, and given a standing ovation at the end. Seems he did everything that was expected of him, and got it right. I am aware of all that, I watched it. However, nothing you have said so far detracts from the fact that as far as net zero is concerned, he is a hypocrite. Will Charles III Be a ‘Green’ King?
Since he was a young prince, King Charles III has made his concerns and passion for the environment known, and has been campaigning for environmental causes and taking concrete steps to live in a sustainable way.
In 1970, when Prince Charles was 21, he told the Countryside Steering Committee for Wales, “There is chemical pollution discharged into rivers from factories and chemical plants, which clogs up the rivers with toxic substances and adds to the filth in the seas. There is air pollution from smoke and fumes discharged by factories and from gases pumped out by endless cars and aeroplanes,” as The Guardian reported.
His audience may not have been expecting such sentiments from the Prince of Wales at the time, but they have become increasingly customary and viewed as not only relevant but as a clarion call in the ensuing decades.
“I would go so far as to say that he possibly is the most significant environmental figure in history, considering the breadth and depth that he’s gone into over so long,” said former chief of Friends of the Earth and now head of Natural England Tony Juniper, who advised Charles for several years and co-authored two books with the king, as reported by The Independent.
But will the “green” monarch be able to continue to publicly pronounce his passion and concerns for the environment now that he’s king?
“Definitely not,” said former head of the Green party and Friends of the Earth Jonathon Porritt, who was an advisor to Charles when he was Prince of Wales, as The Guardian reported.
Porritt said there has always been an understanding that when Charles acceded to the throne, he would have to be less outspoken about some of the causes that are important to him.
Many of King Charles III’s environmental causes will be carried on by Prince William, who shares his father’s dedication to the environment and has taken up his efforts with species conservancy and rainforests.
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Post by sheepy on Mar 30, 2023 14:40:24 GMT
I put it down to the Queens sense of humour, she was always country and subjects before herself, whereas now she has left us with the opposite. A self centered globalist pillock.
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Post by Handyman on Mar 30, 2023 14:42:37 GMT
If its the 2009 Rolls Royce to be fair the engine was adapted to uses BioFuel more environmentally friendly  , its also bullet proof and probably swept for bugs ( Daily Mail or China ) , I suspect it has other gadgets added as well Apparently, it's a 1950 Rolls Royce Phantom IV with a straight 8, 5.7 litre petrol engine. Probably does 6 or 7 mpg. Yes the older Rolls Royce has very low MPG , the Monarch more often than not when visiting another country do take a State Car with them, Charles has inherited 5 State Cars two Bentley's and three Rolls Royce's, Charles is a fan on Aston Martins |
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Post by Bentley on Mar 30, 2023 14:46:43 GMT
Every time Charles takes the Rolls out he steals another one of Greta Thunberg’s dreams .
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Post by Handyman on Mar 30, 2023 14:56:01 GMT
I mean how many gas guzzling cars and houses or palaces, has he got? His carbon footprint is probably the size of a small town, and he has the bloody gall to preach about net zero. Privileged pillock. As far as I am aware he now owns two Palaces inherited them from his Mother, Sandringham Palace bought by King Edward V11, and Balmoral bought by Prince Albert for Queen Victoria, Buck House, Windsor Castle Holyrood and others are owned by the Crown Estates , he gets to use them but does not own them |
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Post by Handyman on Mar 30, 2023 14:56:23 GMT
Every time Charles takes the Rolls out he steals another one of Greta Thunberg’s dreams . |
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Post by see2 on Mar 30, 2023 14:57:17 GMT
I am aware that you are determined to put the worst possible face on the visit. That's your choice. He went down extremely well with the German parliament, applauded a number of times during his speech, had the audience laughing at his verbal jests a few times, and given a standing ovation at the end. Seems he did everything that was expected of him, and got it right. I am aware of all that, I watched it. However, nothing you have said so far detracts from the fact that as far as net zero is concerned, he is a hypocrite. Are you against net zero? |
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Post by Red Rackham on Mar 30, 2023 15:49:57 GMT
Every time Charles takes the Rolls out he steals another one of Greta Thunberg’s dreams . LOL, superb. |
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Post by Red Rackham on Mar 30, 2023 16:03:30 GMT
I am aware of all that, I watched it. However, nothing you have said so far detracts from the fact that as far as net zero is concerned, he is a hypocrite. Are you against net zero? I am against unilateral net zero. Unilaterally we in the UK can not make a difference, we are too small. If the worlds biggest polluters were on board I would be more inclined to support it, but they're not. All UK net zero will achieve is making the UK poorer by damaging the economy which in turn will make the people poorer, and increasingly angry as the government show the world how virtuous they are. Are you aware that in 2019 China said they will build no more than 'two' (2) new coal fired power stations a month until 2030. That's another 288 to add to the 1,182 they already have, they are also building coal fired power stations in at least six other countries. All net zero will achieve, other than damaging western economies, is a power shift from west to east, and China know it. |
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Post by Baron von Lotsov on Mar 30, 2023 16:06:55 GMT
King Charles flew to Germany on board an RAF Voyager fitted out for VIP's, the aircraft would normally carry 266 passengers. The Voyager was followed by a second aircraft which carried his car, a gas guzzling purple Rolls Royce. He then made a speech in which he impressed on his audience the importance of forcing the proles to accept the green dream and net zero. King Charles is an out of touch hypocrite. It sounds like he should have kept his gob shut. It makes me wonder if any of our people can get their shit in order. He is an embarrassment. |
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Post by Handyman on Mar 30, 2023 19:41:58 GMT
Every time Charles takes the Rolls out he steals another one of Greta Thunberg’s dreams . |
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Post by see2 on Mar 30, 2023 20:01:21 GMT
Are you against net zero? I am against unilateral net zero. Unilaterally we in the UK can not make a difference, we are too small. If the worlds biggest polluters were on board I would be more inclined to support it, but they're not. All UK net zero will achieve is making the UK poorer by damaging the economy which in turn will make the people poorer, and increasingly angry as the government show the world how virtuous they are. Are you aware that in 2019 China said they will build no more than 'two' (2) new coal fired power stations a month until 2030. That's another 288 to add to the 1,182 they already have, they are also building coal fired power stations in at least six other countries. All net zero will achieve, other than damaging western economies, is a power shift from west to east, and China know it. I see absolutely no reason to believe that the UK will make itself poorer over net zero, we are already building a carbon capturing power station' The UK will do and IMO should do what it can do regardless of what other countries do. What you appear to be suggesting is that this country should continue to pollute the air we breath because other countries do just that. Quoting what China intends to do without posting just how much China has in green energy already or what plans they have for green energy in the future, is only looking at one side of the coin. |
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, its also bullet proof and probably swept for bugs ( Daily Mail or China ) , I suspect it has other gadgets added as well 