In another stunning case of royal climate hypocrisy, supposed climate warrior Prince Harry was reportedly spotted in Santa Barbara, California, waiting in an idling Bombardier Challenger 600 private jet for at least half an hour while his polo gear was fetched. The polo gear was then delivered in a gas-guzzling Range Rover SUV, and the jet took off so that the Duke of Sussex could participate in a one-day polo tournament in Aspen, Colorado.
The prince reportedly arrived at the airport in an electric Audi E-Tron prior to boarding the jet, so there’s that.
The jet is owned by Florida businessman Marc Ganzi, a friend of Harry’s and a polo aficionado.
The prince was said to be playing polo to raise money for his HIV charity, Sentebale. He then reportedly flew back to California on a still-carbon-spewing commercial flight.
It’s just a little bit confusing, as Prince Harry has been an ardent and vocal supporter in the battle against the so-called climate crisis. Climate alarmists such as Harry are well aware that carbon-spewing private jets are supposedly very harmful for the environment, as the fossil fuel they emit into the atmosphere is allegedly responsible for contributing to global warming.
Prince Harry even broached the topic at the United Nations last month.
“As we sit here today, our world is on fire,” the Duke of Sussex told the assembly, which was there to celebrate Mandela Day.
Harry waxed poetic about extreme weather events, such as a drought on the horn of Africa.
“And these historic weather events are no longer historic. More and more they are part of our daily lives, and this crisis will only grow worse, unless our leaders lead,” Prince Harry claimed, “unless the countries represented by the seats in this hallowed hall make the decisions — the daring, transformative decisions — that our world needs to save humanity.”
Fellow Englishman Piers Morgan blasted the Duke of Sussex’s hypocrisy: “Prince Harry preaching about the environment again. He can do this, or be a constant private-jet-setting celebrity. Not both.”
Isn’t Prince Harry supposed to be one of those leaders? While he isn’t a head of state, of course, he and his family are certainly symbolic of global leaders. So, while we, the little people, pay outrageous prices for gasoline and energy to fuel our homes, Harry can’t even be a good example for one day, instead opting for a carbon-spewing private jet to fly him to Colorado instead of choosing transportation less lethal for the climate — or not going at all.
The prince’s private jet journey to Aspen reportedly emitted 6 tons of carbon into the atmosphere. The average American emits between 7 and 16 tons per year.
Harry defended his occasional private jet usage in 2019.
“I spend 99% of my life traveling the world by commercial,” the prince explained. “Occasionally there needs to be an opportunity based on a unique circumstance to ensure my family is safe, and it’s genuinely as simple as that. But as I said in my speech, for me, it’s about balance.”
Harry and his wife, American Meghan Markle, also received backlash in June as they and their two children flew to and from the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebration by private jet.
Although Harry spoke to the UN in dark, foreboding tones about the “climate crisis,” his private-jet day trip to a polo tournament tells us what he really believes regarding climate change. It should only negatively affect your life — not his.
Prince Harry, Al Gore, John Kerry, Leonardo DiCaprio, Steven Spielberg, and the other globalist elites who lecture us about climate change and want us to eat insects and weeds in order to save the planet all share one thing in common: Their climate hypocrisy is on full display, and they don’t care if you know it.
