Wales Climate Action Day - Pedal for the Planet The people of Wales care about climate change. Let’s make sure Wales’ voice is heard as we join in the worldwide movement on 28th and 29th November to rally for a better future. Ahead of UN climate change negotiations in Paris (COP21 – the 21st Conference
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
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,
Leading figures, including business leader Sir Stuart Rose and environmental champion Jonathon Porritt, have thrown their weight behind a campaign for Wales to be a world pioneer on sustainable development. Today (16 July 2013) an alliance of over 20 organisations publishes its alternative proposal for the Welsh Government’s flagship Sustainable Development Bill. The group says
The Welsh Government consulted on their plans for a Sustainable Development Bill and Stop Climate Chaos Cymru has been working with an Alliance of third sector organisations to respond and make sure that it's a strong Bill. Our response to the White Paper consultation can be found here: SCCC SD White Paper response March2013
More than three quarters of people in Wales are concerned about the impacts of climate change on Wales, on developing countries and on the natural environment. And nearly 60% would vote for politicians committed to climate protection. This is the result of a new survey[1] published today (March 4th) by researchers from Aberystwyth, Bangor, Cardiff
Stop Climate Chaos Cymru give Minister a sporting send off to Rio Friday 15 June 2012 As John Griffiths, Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development is leaving for Brazil today Stop Climate Chaos Cymru gave him a sporting send off to go and help save the world at the UN Rio+20 global Sustainable Development
This June, 20 years on from the Earth Summit in Rio de Janiero, Brazil in 1992, government representatives from around the world are meeting at a ‘Rio+20’ summit to discuss sustainable development. Stop Climate Chaos Cymru is gearing up for The Rio Connection, a week of action across the UK, in the run up