Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, has warned of the growing problems of climate change around the world. "Young people are growing up, and the place they want to live their future is under threat all the time. That is worrying," Prince William said.
In addition, Prince William implicitly criticized the space race and the development of space tourism, saying that the world's great minds should "focus on trying to save the Earth, not trying to find the next place to sustain life."
Prince William in an interview on Newscast on October 14.
This statement is said to be aimed at the world's richest billionaires such as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos or Richard Branson - who are running businesses to commercialize space flight.
The comments came a day after 90-year-old actor William Shatner, known for his role as Captain James T Kirk in the Star Trek series, became the oldest person to fly into space, aboard the New Shepard spacecraft of space tourism company Blue Origin.
Billionaire Jeff Bezos made the first space trip of his company Blue Origin on July 20.
Head of Blue Origin company,billionaire Jeff Bezos- The founder of Amazon, who is also one of the richest people on the planet, has affirmed that investing in space flights today will be the premise for the next generation to be able to build a future outside of Earth.
However, in an interview with the BBC, Prince William said he was completely unconcerned about how high and far humans could fly, and also questioned the carbon footprint of spaceflight.
The prince stressed that people should focus on the planet we live on rather than abandoning it to search for strange lands in outer space, and consider that as the solution for the future.
Prince William said the British Royal Family had been concerned about environmental issues since the time of his late grandfather, the Duke of Edinburgh.
Explaining his thoughts, the Prince shared that he has changed his perspective on life since having children, "I want the things that I love about this place - life, nature, the environment - to last for generations to come, not just for my children but for all the other children in the world."
"If we're not careful, we're robbing our children of their future from what we do in the present. That's not fair to the kids."
