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The wishful thinking of COP26

2 November 2021

1:10 AM

2 November 2021

1:10 AM

History records that George II was the last British king to lead his troops on the battlefield, at the Battle of Dettingen in 1743. But maybe it is only a matter of time… Addressing the COP26 summit in Glasgow Prince Charles called for a ‘vast military-style campaign’ against climate change.

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