Achieving climate justice in a globally responsible Wales We need to see ambitious action towards achieving climate justice here in Wales and across the world. The climate crisis is a justice crisis; with gendered, racial and geographic dimensions which affect millions of global communities. On 16 May, Stop Climate Chaos Cymru hosted an event at
On 26th April 2023 Merthyr County Borough Council voted unanimously to refuse an application to continue mining at Ffos Y Fran open cast coal mine until March 2024. Rally against Ffos y Fran coal mine on 26 April 2023 (photo courtesy of Kirsty Luff) Ffos y Fran, near Merthyr, is the UK
Displaying green hearts alongside allies from organisations across the climate movement is a way for Catholics to echo both the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor. Last year, CAFOD supporters mobilised in huge numbers to bring this message to our government and world leaders ahead of COP26. More than one hundred MPs
Climate Cymru is gathering voices from all over Wales and making sure they are heard by the people in power. It is the leading Wales-based campaign focused on COP26, with 230 partner organisations, and growing, from all sectors of society. It’s an important and worthwhile campaign to represent voices from Wales at COP26 this November
What’s happening? Climate Cymru is going on the Climate Cymru Green Tour between the 18th- 26th September! Two electric vehicles will travel around Wales, showcasing projects and telling inspirational stories from communities on the front line of climate change action in Wales. The Climate Cymru Green Tour will take place during the Great Big Green Week, which
Reblogging from our campaign partner, Climate.Cymru, we catch up with Gareth Ellis, the founder, Director and Project Manger for The Green Valleys CIC. This community interest company is a multi award winning social enterprise, inspiring and supporting community led action on climate change. Reading the IPCC report brought mixed feelings. From shock and fear to hope
Climate Cymru is the campaigning offshoot of the Stop Climate Chaos Cymru Coalition. The Climate Cymru campaign is centred around meaningful and just action to address the climate emergency, and will gather voices from all areas and demographics of Welsh society. As partners or individuals sign up, they tell Climate Cymru what is important to
Anna Fraine, a CAFOD Campaigners Officer and Trustee for Million Minutes, explains how her faith motivates her climate campaigning: This Lent, I am challenging myself to be silent as a faithful act of campaigning. My time staying silent – with hundreds of others - hopes to create a deafening ‘noise’ as an act of solidarity with young
For many years, WI members have put climate change firmly on the agenda by taking part in The Climate Coalition’s Show the Love campaign which was launched in 2015. Show the Love takes place annually around Valentine’s Day and encourages people to show the love for all the places and things they appreciate, and
A coalition of Welsh charities launched a campaign for Wales to eliminate imported deforestation from its economy to tackle climate change, nature loss and build resilience against pandemics. Ahead of the 2021 Senedd elections, the campaign by Size of Wales, RSPB Cymru and WWF Cymru calls on parties to commit to policies that would make Wales the world’s
