If there’s one thing to get Americans excited, it is no doubt the installation of a 74-year-old unelected monarch to a ceremonial position in a country for which our ancestors fought for independence. Just like baseball and apple pie, isn’t it?
Nevertheless, because the people of the United Kingdom are among our strongest allies, here’s some humble advice from the former colonies to the soon-to-crowned King Charles: Make absolutely sure every part of your upcoming coronation is carbon neutral. Otherwise, you hate the Earth and are complicit in the most existential threat to our planet. The equation is really that simple.
Since the death of Queen Elizabeth, and even for a time before, King Charles has become the latest poster boy for the environmental movement. Vanity Fair, unironically, calls him one of the most influential “climate thinkers in the world.” They credit him for not traveling to meet with the climate elite in Egypt last year, but instead hosing 200 of those same glitterati for a gathering-before-the-gathering. A true profile in courage.
The media has also proudly announced that Charles will be the “First Climate King.” Its exact requirements are unclear, but safe to assume it includes glamping at a remote location, tofu and a requirement to not shower for two months prior. After all, the Earth demands it.
In the decades leading up to Charles’ ascension, he joined his father in pushing a radical climate agenda. While Prince Phillip founded the World Wildlife Fund and was an outspoken supporter of population control, Charles continues to take a more subtle, yet similarly disruptive approach. Charles will proudly tell you that for decades his personal car didn’t run on gas. His ride was fueled by, I swear I’m not making this up, English wine and cheese byproducts. The soon-to-be King no doubt feels this was better on emissions, but never really explained the practicality of the whole world embracing a dairy and grape transportation transition.
He rides around differently these days as Charles now has an electric car, “but it’s been so difficult” he says. And thus, we begin to see the difference between the “First Climate King” and the reality of the agenda he wants to force on the rest of us. Charles has stated, “Do we want to go down in history as the people who did nothing to bring the world back from the brink in time to restore the balance when we could have done? I don’t want to.” Yet, like many of the great “climate thinkers” of our time, his actions don’t match the rhetoric.
After the death of his mother, the first flight for King Charles and his family was a very similar to all their other ones: a private jet. This flight was a short hour-long jaunt to London because clearly the cheese and wine wagon would no longer do. Of course, private flights are the norm for the new King as he took 40 such flights in a single year. Private flight is one the most dramatic ways to grow your carbon footprint, but we must understand for Charles it’s acceptable since reportedly “he doesn’t like it.” Of course, Charles has the chance to leave behind the “climate hypocrite” label for good by demanding a carbon neutral coronation. Strangely, so far it seems the Earth isn’t his top concern.
The funeral for his mother drew more 120 heads of state to London and the his coronation is expected to draw even more. Logistics planners are already expecting another mass influx of private jets to one of London’s eight airports. Guests are expected to be wined and dined with items that include a special made whiskey that is worth $25,000 a bottle. Pretty hefty stuff for the guy who said it’s his part of his job to “bring the world back from the brink.”
In a fair world, King Charles would pay a reputation price for his massive climate hypocrisy. As someone literally born into royalty there is an opportunity for him to embrace humility and try to bridge the disconnect between his way of life and the average citizen of the world. Alas, the green movement only demands strict adherence from the working class while Charles demands we radically alter our lives to avoid going down in history as the “people who did nothing.”
King Charles will throw a party, no matter the cost to the Earth and his chorus of devoted climate cultists will still adore him. Unlike the 13 colonies in 1776, the extreme green movement cannot find independence from the King.
Larry Behrens is the Communications Director for Power The Future and has appeared on Fox News, Newsmax and One America News. You can find him on Twitter at @larrybehrens or email at larry@powerthefuture.com.