Here's a plan for green King Charles: sell the family silver and use the cash to save the planet | John Vidal

He's spent his life sniping from the sidelines. Now he has the power to make radical environmental reforms to the monarchySo King Charles won't be going to COP 23, by order of Liz Truss https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/oct/01/king-charles-abandons-plans-to-attend-cop27-following-liz-trusss-advice; an inauspicious start for a monarch with pretensions to remain an influencer and be known as the first "green" king. But he should take heart: Truss may not be long for No10, and Charles may look at recent events and conclude that no-one listens to her anyway. If so, there are plenty of opportunities now for him to turn the archaic House of Windsor into an institution fit for an age of climate breakdown, poverty and deep inequalities.John Vidal is a former Guardian environment editor Continue reading...