🔗 Share this article Prince William Set to Attend UN Climate Conference in South America King Charles and Prince William made a joint appearance at the London museum Prince William plans to participate in the COP30 climate summit in South America next month, as announced by palace sources. Prince William and King Charles appeared together on Thursday night at a reception preceding the environmental conference, which is set to be held in the northern Brazilian city of Belem. Father and son were participating in the Natural History Museum reception, marking an unusual joint appearance at a pre-COP30 gathering organized in partnership with the British authorities. Climate Leadership Commitment The King has been a consistent supporter of biodiversity preservation - and Prince William has inherited the mission, with his own climate innovation awards, which will be hosted in Rio preceding the UN meeting. Palace insiders have characterized Prince William's attendance at the next COP as taking on an significant responsibility in "climate diplomacy". Recent Engagements The monarch and his heir, arriving together in the state Bentley, were welcomed guests including environmentalists, scientists, climate change campaigners, foreign representatives and politicians. This involvement involved presentations together with President Emmanuel Macron of the French Republic and other international figures at the Marine Economy Conference in the Principality of Monaco earlier this year. Earthshot Awards Link The UN meeting will coincide with the the royal's Earthshot environmental awards, which will finish in Rio de Janeiro the day before he joins the climate conference on 6 November. Recently the royal figure described the award contenders as "heroes of our time". Monarch's Environmental Record King Charles has been a prominent presence at past COP meetings, giving the opening address in Dubai for COP28, including the observation: "The Earth does not belong to us, we belong to the Earth". "For decades I've committed a significant amount of my life trying to raise awareness about the critical dangers confronting humanity over planetary heating, global temperature increases and ecological decline," the sovereign addressed attendees. Prince William standing in for his father UN climate conference in Brazil Earthshot awards in Brazil Environmental negotiations responsibility Joint appearance with the monarch