Prince William struggled to hide his “frustration” with political leaders during a podcast appearance earlier this week. The Duke of Cambridge spoke with climate change podcast Outrage + Optimism about his Earthshot Prize – a £50million competition prize to tackle environmental issues. During his guest appearance, Prince William vented about what “keeps him awake at night” as he “called out” political leaders.
The Duke of Cambridge revealed that he lies awake at night worrying that world leaders and politicians are failing to do enough to stop climate change.
He said: “I get outraged by the inaction.
“That’s probably a bit of a cliché but that is what I get most troubled about.”
Prince William acknowledged his “position of responsibility” as leading royal and future King.
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The Duke said: “Especially as I’m in a position of responsibility if you like, or leadership I feel like I can do a lot more given that ability.”
He added: “So, therefore, I don’t understand why those who have the levers, don’t.
“I think that’s what really upsets me and keeps me awake at night.”
This was later discussed on podcast Royally Obsessed, as co-host Roberta Fiorito pointed out the Duke’s “frustration” with political figures.
Prince William appeared on the podcast with environmental activists and a former UN Climate Change chief Christiana Figueres.
Ms Figueres is a former UN official who oversaw the delivery of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change in 2015, and also a member of Prince William’s Earthshot Prize panel.
The Prince also said he was “very happy to have hard conversations” about climate change.
The Duke of Cambridge has ramped up his environmental activism in recent months.
He also told the podcast this week: “At the end of the day, the vast majority of people, if they are presented with the science and the facts, they will want to do the right thing.
“No one wants to do the wrong thing.
“And I think you’ve got to give people the opportunity to see the potential and the way forwards.”
