🔗 Share this article The Prince of Wales Plans to Join UN Climate Conference in Brazil King Charles and Prince William arrived together at the Natural History Museum Prince William plans to participate in the COP30 climate summit in South America next month, as confirmed by palace sources. The father and son duo made a joint appearance on Thursday night at a reception leading up to the climate summit, which is planned for in the Amazonian city of Belem. The King and Prince were in attendance at the Natural History Museum reception, marking an rare public appearance together at a pre-COP30 gathering co-hosted by the United Kingdom administration. Environmental Advocacy Commitment King Charles has been a longstanding advocate of biodiversity preservation - and Prince William has taken on the baton, with his own Earthshot awards, which will be held in Brazil preceding the climate conference. Official representatives have described Prince William's attendance at the next COP as stepping up an significant responsibility in "climate diplomacy". Recent Engagements The monarch and his heir, making a joint entrance in the state Bentley, were greeted attendees such as environmentalists, scientists, climate change campaigners, diplomats and government officials. This engagement featured addresses in concert with President Emmanuel Macron of the French Republic and other global statesmen at the Blue Economy and Finance Forum in the Principality of Monaco earlier this year. Earthshot Awards Connection The climate conference will coincide with the prince's own Earthshot environmental awards, which will finish in Rio de Janeiro the day before he joins the COP summit on the sixth of November. Recently the William referred to the prize competitors as "heroes of our time". Monarch's Environmental Record King Charles has been a key figure at previous climate summits, providing the introductory remarks in the United Arab Emirates for COP28, including the reminder: "Our responsibility is to protect the world we inhabit". "I have spent a substantial portion of my life trying to warn of the survival risks challenging our world over climate change, climate change and species extinction," the sovereign addressed delegates. Prince William representing his father COP30 summit in South America Environmental prize ceremony in Rio de Janeiro Environmental negotiations responsibility Joint appearance with the monarch