UK Prime Minister Liz Truss has advised King Charles not to attend this year’s United Nations COP27 climate summit in Egypt. 

According to Buckingham Palace, the monarch sought the advice of 10 Downing Street since he had a prominent role in climate change advocacy before taking the throne.

“With mutual friendship and respect there was agreement that the King would not attend,” the Palace said in a statement. 

Last year, then-Prince Charles gave a speech at the summit in Glasgow. He called on member states to engage in a “war-like footing” to battle climate change. 

“We have to put ourselves on what might be called a war-like footing,” he said at the time. 

“With trillions at its disposal, far beyond global GDP and with the greatest respects beyond even the government’s of the world’s leaders, it offers the only real prospect of achieving a fundamental economic transition.”

“We need a vast military-style campaign to marshal the strength of the global private sector, with trillions at its disposal.”

Late Queen Elizabeth also gave some virtual remarks at the event. 

Although the King might not attend the summit in person this year, the agreement still leaves the door open for virtual attendance. 

“It is the normal course of matters that this would be handled by the government rather than by the monarchy,” said Conservative cabinet member Simon Clarke. 

Canada will have a presence at COP27, which will be held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. 

“For the first time in recent history, the Government of Canada, will host a Canada Pavilion at the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change,” said a government press release. 

The pavilion is a “unique opportunity to profile the diversity of Canadian actions and perspectives on climate change.” 

At COP26, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau placed a cap on Canada’s oil and gas production emissions.