Prince of Wales: Climate Change Must Be Tackled - London Telegraph

The Prince of Wales has delivered a fierce attack on those who doubt climate change and said it must be tackled before world poverty.  Published Today in the London Telegraph 

Climate Change Must Be Tackled Before Global Poverty 

By Andrew Alderson in Santiago
Last Updated: 8:02AM GMT 10 Mar 2009

The Prince spoke at a dinner in hosted by Michelle Bachelet, the President, for 300 guests from the world of politics, business and the arts.
“How can we begin to address poverty if we haven't first ensured our planet is habitable?” he said.

“If we do nothing, the consequences for every person on this earth will be severe and unprecedented - with vast numbers of environmental refugees, social instability and decimated economies: far worse than anything which we are seeing today.”
The Prince said Chile was witnessing “the terrifying effects of global warming, including the shrinking of nearly 90 per cent of your glaciers.

“Ladies and gentlemen, in the light of such evidence, and so much more from across the globe, I find it incomprehensible that there are those who doubt the science of climate change.”
The Prince is taking on an enhanced role as an international statesman because the British Government wants him to do more to promote its key interests abroad, particularly on climate change and the environment.

Later today the Prince and the Duchess of Cornwall will visit a vinyard producing organic wine.
He said he believed in action not words. “We must think and act across boundaries of nation, sector, language and culture, and to do so now and with resolve.”