As part of a royal house, many probably believe that you should set a good example for the country’s citizens.
– Leaving the children in an unpleasant situation
Recently, Danish Crown Prince Frederik (55) was the guest of honor at the climate conference CCUS Forum in Aalborg, where the topic was CO2 capture, application and storage. It is in connection with this conference that the 55-year-old is now receiving criticism.
Here, the press present could see a royal car drive into the conference venue, but the crown prince himself did not get in, reports Danish BT
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The 55-year-old chose a different means of getting to the climate conference, and flew to Aalborg.
Thus, the royal house’s car – according to the Danish media – drove 417 kilometers to Aalborg and back to Amalienborg Castle again, to transport the crown prince to and from the airport.
– Scandalous
That causes Ivan Lund Pedersen, a consultant in the Danish environmental organization NOAH, to react.
Harsh criticism: – Lack of judgement
– It is absolutely crazy to be able to send your car to a climate conference and arrive by plane yourself. It really sends a bad signal. Especially at a time when we all have to pay more attention to the climate, he says to BT.
Lund Pedersen believes it should be possible for the crown prince to find a more climate-friendly method of getting to a climate conference, where he is the guest of honour.
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Lund Pedersen thinks it is irrelevant that the royal house’s car is a hybrid car. He believes that it has no significance when it comes to longer distances.
– That is the height of hypocrisy. It is scandalous that we see this in connection with such an event. It does not bode particularly well for the future, but unfortunately it is the richest who burden the climate the most.
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– Need for a change of attitude
Kåre Press-Kristiansen, senior adviser at the independent environmental organization Council for Green Transition, also agrees that the crown prince should have changed his mind.
He believes it is “absurd” to fly and send a car at the same time.
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– Most people should be inspired by the royals, who often talk about what we can all do for the climate. This incident is an example of the need for a change of attitude in the royal household as well.
2023-11-30 14:18:19
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