Prince Charles warns of 'Dark Age'

Prince Charles warned that the world risked plunging into a “new Dark Age” unless urgent action was taken on climate change, during his first meeting with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican.

The heir to the throne said the global economic crisis was “nothing” compared with the “horror” of global warming.

…Earlier the Prince addressed the Italian parliament, telling deputies in a mix of English and Italian that time is running out in the fight against climate change and calling for a “Renaissance” of sustainable living.

Global efforts to halt the damage to the environment would define the present era, he said. “Do we want our children and grandchildren to … see this as the time we allowed a new Dark Age to sprawl across our future?” he asked.

Telegraph