progress in my career. so science has been central to my career progress. and yes, i respect the science in everything i do. and i respect and trust numbers and figures. science has guided my life. this is a fact. and i have repeatedly said on many occasions and on many different platforms that it is the science that has guided the principles of our strategy is cop28 presidency. and i have been crystal clear about that and i hope that this time, i am clearer in getting this message across. the science says that we must get to net zero emissions by 2050 and we must reduce emissions by 43% by 2030 in orderfor us to be must reduce emissions by 43% by 2030 in order for us to be able to keep 1.5 within reach. and i have been very clear that myjob and this mission is to ensure that my norstar, north star is about keeping 1.5 within reach. and that will not change. that will not change. in fact, will not change. that will not change. infact, if will not change. that will not chan
pre cop. pre-cop ndcs unga. and that is all about the whole cop26 process. what do you think when you look at that process and you hear all that stuff? well, for instance, there s a lot of acronyms. yes. a lot ofjargon. a lot of people won t understand what is going on. ithink. again, people like to confuse one another with clever acronyms. it happens all the time. and i think for cop to communicate very clearly and very honestly what the problems are and what the solutions are going to be is critical. we can t have more clever speech and clever words but not enough action. that is why the earthshot prize is so important because we are trying to create action. are you going to go to cop? i will be at cop, and hopefully, the finalists for the awards will be at cop, too. and you have been on all our tv screens with the five part documentary you have done
the other day there, oh, yeah, we ve had some really important pre-cop ndcs unga. pre cop. pre-cop ndcs unga. and that is all about the whole cop26 process. what do you think when you look at that process and you hear all that stuff? well, for instance, there s a lot of acronyms. yes. a lot ofjargon. a lot of people won t understand what is going on. ithink. again, people like to confuse one another with clever acronyms. it happens all the time. and i think for cop to communicate very clearly and very honestly what the problems are and what the solutions are going to be is critical. we can t have more clever speech and clever words but not enough action. that is why the earthshot prize is so important because we are trying to create action. are you going to go to cop? i will be at cop, and hopefully, the finalists for the awards will be at cop, too. and you have been on all our tv screens with the five part documentary you have done with sir david attenborough which has been on bbc o
can we get very existential for a minute? yes. we always talk about net zero by 2050. in 2050, there is a very high chance you ll actually be the king then. is it the done thing in your family to think about that moment and about that being the case? i think 2050 is locked in my head for the net zero targets and things like that, that is what we are all working towards. i think by 2050 we should have a very clear picture of what the world is going to look like, and if we haven t tackled some of these issues by 2050 then it s going to be not a fun year to be around. i found myself saying the phrase the other day there, oh, yeah, we ve had some really important pre cop ndcs unga. pre cop. pre cop ndcs unga. and that is all about the whole cop26 process. what do you think when you look at that process and you hear all that stuff? well, for instance, there s a lot of acronyms. yes. a lot ofjargon. a lot of people won t understand what is going on. ithink. again, people like to confuse one