Britain's royal family has set out plans to reduce its carbon footprint. Among initiatives include installing heat pumps at Windsor Castle, using electric vehicles and sustainable aviation fuels for aircraft. The value of the royal family's land and property holdings more than doubled last year, oweing to leases to offshore wind farms.
For climate change news and analysis, go to News24 Climate Future . Britain's royal family on Wednesday set out its latest plans to reduce its carbon footprint, including the installation of heat pumps at the centuries-old Windsor Castle near London. Other environmentally friendly initiatives include the electrification of the royal family's luxury fleet of vehicles, including the Bentley State Limousines.
King Charles III, a life-long environmentalist, famously owns a 1970 Aston Martin DB6 that he had converted to run on biofuel produced from surplus English white wine and whey from cheese manufacturing. The sports car was a gift from his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, for his 21st birthday. Under the net-zero plans, set out in the family's annual report and accounts for the financial year of 1 April, 2023, to 31 March, 2024, jet fuel for helicopter and chartered aircraft will be replaced with sustainable aviation fuel.
Royal properties in central London such as Buckingham Palace would also be connected to heat networks. These are considered a more efficient way of providing heat by producing and distributing heat from a central source, .