The climate editor is Justin Rowlatt.
Did you know that King Charles III was involved in the resurgence of traditional artisan cheese in the UK?
He has used his position to support the issues he cares about.
It may show what a modern monarchy would look like.
The story begins in the early 1990s, when a series of food scares frightened Britons.
A ban on the use of unpasteurised milk was one of the new hygiene rules being applied to dairies.
The nation's artisan cheesemakers were on the verge of financial ruin.
He had spent the previous decade trying to revive British cheesemaking by promoting the best produce through his cheese shop in London's Covent Garden.
He believes that the tradition of cheesemaking in the UK will end once and for all.
The work of the SCA caught the attention of the Prince of Wales, who was interested in the interests of cheesemakers.
The prince wanted to support the high welfare and environmental standards of the dairy farms that produce cheese.
Traditional British farming and food production skills were something he wanted to preserve.
He became a patron of the SCA in 1993 and noticed that the industry was in trouble.
The response was typical of his approach.
He decided to hold a meeting at his house.
The King likes connecting people and organizations in ways that open up possibilities.
He said that King Charles brings people together to see if they can come up with a solution.
Civil servants from the Ministry of Agriculture were invited to the country pile by Charles.
The 1999 meeting was well remembered by Mr. Hodgson.
Is it important to keep these traditions going? "Charles, what do you think?"
He asked the room what they were going to do about it.
Civil servants agreed to work with cheesemakers to draw up a code of practice to ensure good hygiene in smalldairies.
It was an important moment in the history of British cheese.
He remembers that he brought everyone together and found a path through it all.
Tim Rowcliffe was a former chairman of the specialist cheesemakers association.
He says that they had a dialogue with authority instead of fighting.
The industry has continued to grow.
In the hills of west Wales, I met Patrick and his wife, who make a cheese called Hafod from unpasteurised milk from their 75 cows.
King Charles helped save Patrick's farm.
Patrick says he can triple the value of his milk by turning it into cheese because he saw the need for farmers to add value to their milk.
The British and Irish farmhouse cheeses are more popular than the French ones.
British cheese is exported all over the world and is supported by hundreds of small farms, thousands of jobs and millions of pounds a year.
The King has helped drive forward many causes by getting people to talk.
The rules are different.
It's not clear if Charles will be able to champion the causes he cares about now that he's King.
A low carbon coronation is being planned by him.
The decision of who will attend will be a balancing act between adhering to royal protocol and keeping the carbon footprint down, according to royal sources.
Buckingham Palace could tell the Commonwealth leaders that they don't need to be there.
The first state visit to France by the King is expected to highlight a plan to plant millions of trees in Africa.
He isn't likely to promote the virtues of British cheese during that trip.
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