Responding to the statement by Carl Sargeant, Minister for Natural Resources, on the Welsh Government’s Climate Change Strategy, Jessica McQuade, WWF Cymru Policy and Advocacy Officer said: “We’re glad that the Minister recognises that Wales is not on track to meet its target of cutting emissions by 40% by 2020 and we welcome his ambition
PhD student Katharina Hone discusses how the UN Climate Summit and global protests can impact on climate change policy in Wales This weekend and early next week, two big events on climate change action will take place in New York. On September 23rd the UN Climate Change Summit will take place on the invitation of
This blog was published on the Click on Wales site on September 17th, the original can be read here . This week we start a new Assembly term with a reshuffled Welsh Government team, with Carl Sargeant taking on responsibility for climate change, on the eve of a UN summit challenging world leaders to cut climate
[Scroll down for Welsh] Dear Minister We all love different things that will be affected by climate change. It could be our family, our beautiful coastline or even a nice cup of coffee. And we’ve already seen things that we love damaged and hurt. Here in Wales, winter storms and floods have harmed our communities
SCCC response Stage 1 FG Bill Click the link above to read our submission to the Environment and Sustainability Committee Inquiry into the Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill
writes Kieran O’Brien from CAFOD Climate change has an impact upon the lives of billions of people throughout the world. Its effects are wide-reaching and complex. Small-holder farmers in particular are suffering from the impacts of dramatic climate events such as severe storms, drought and flooding; while unpredictable weather patterns have impacted on harvests, preventing
Following the latest stark warnings on climate change, it’s now time to focus on our delivery of climate policy in Wales writes Jessica McQuade from WWF Cymru. Amid all the noise about economic growth, jobs, public sector cuts and energy prices, all of us in Wales would do well to re-engage with the issue of
by Matt Hemsley The Climate Change Commission for Wales has consistently highlighted that there is room for improvement in tackling emissions from transport in Wales1, and it is certainly a concern that emissions from transport have increased in recent years. The transport sector in Wales accounts for around one-fifth of all devolved greenhouse gas emissions,
Alun James from Stop Climate Chaos Cymru member organisation WWF Cymru recently wrote the blog below for their website about the Welsh Government's announcement on new housing energy plans. See the blog itself: http://blogs.wwf.org.uk/blog/climate-energy/new-housing-energy-plans-are-a-wasted-opportunity/ The recent announcement by Welsh housing minister Carl Sargeant that the Welsh government is watering down plans for better insulated, more
Dyma luniau gan Gymdeithas yr Iaith o'n cyfarfod 'Byw yn Gynaliadwy - y bil cynaliadwyedd newydd' a gynhaliwyd yn yr Eisteddfod yn Ninbych. http://cymdeithas.org/lluniau/trafodaeth-am-y-bil-cynaladwyedd-eisteddfod-dinbych-2013 Diolch yn fawr i bawb gymherodd rhan yn y cyfarfod bywiog yma - ar y panel ac yn y gynulleidfa. Roedd ein pamffled 'Llunio ein Dyfodol' hefyd ar gael ar nifer