{"id":256897,"date":"2023-05-11T11:44:51","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T09:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=256897"},"modified":"2023-05-11T11:45:03","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T09:45:03","slug":"the-coming-of-the-green-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=256897","title":{"rendered":"The coming of the \u201cGreen\u201d King"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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By\u00a0Adam Houser<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Skyrocketing energy prices. A health care system in crisis. A growing budget deficit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where shall the people of Great Britain find answers to these existential threats? Never fear, here comes the \u201cGreen\u201d King, coronated in all his environmental glory and bringing resolution to the real problems Britons should be worried about: climate change, pollution, and sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

King Charles III was coronated this past Saturday, and to emphasize his passion for the environment and the planet, several Earth-friendly initiatives were pursued related to the ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As reported by inews.co.uk<\/a>, \u201cKing Charles\u2019s coronation is set to be the most sustainable ever, with cruelty-free holy oil and recycled ceremonial robes.\u201d But it doesn\u2019t stop there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s go through the \u201cGreen\u201d King\u2019s symbolic initiatives briefly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, the coronation invitation. Of particular note was the design of the art on the invitation, which is known as the \u201cGreen Man.\u201d Some claim the Green Man, an image of a green face made from flowers, leaves, and plants, is from paganism, while some claim it is just a piece of British folklore that has even made appearances in English churches. Regardless, placed largely and prominently, centered at the bottom of the invitation, was this image of the Green Man to emphasize King Charles\u2019 commitment to, and passion for, the environment. Oh, and the card was made from recycled paper, of course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, the cruelty-free holy oil. i.news reports:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe sacred oil used to anoint the King has been made using cruelty-free ingredients. Previous versions have included civet oil from the glands of the small mammals and ambergris from the intestines of whales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDr George Gross, visiting research fellow in theology at King\u2019s College London and a co-founder of the British Coronations Project with Dr David J Crankshaw, said using cruelty-free anointing oil was a \u2018big statement\u2019 and reflected Charles\u2019s \u2018animal-friendly sensitivities.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next are the re-used robes. While prior Kings opted to have their robes made anew for their coronations, King Charles has chosen to reuse the robe used by King George VI at his 1937 coronation. Queen Camilla is reusing the Robe of State used by Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peers have been asked to not wear their robes so that there are less requests for new materials and new robes to be made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, Britons can rest assured that the Kingdom is in safe hands given the green initiatives pursued by their new Green King.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet it may get confusing as to how much time we really have without these actions. Let us not forget the prior comments of then Prince Charles<\/a> on the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2020, Prince Charles said we were \u201cliterally in the last hour\u201d in the fight against climate change. In 2019, he said we had 18 months left. In 2015, Charles proclaimed we actually had 35 years to save the planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, in any case, we better go with \u201cbetter safe than sorry.\u201d So while Britons wait for their life-saving medical procedure to be scheduled, or spend the majority of their paycheck on heating and fuel, the \u201cGreen Man\u201d will be smiling back at them on recycled paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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