Green Action '11

Our director looks back - and forward - at the challenges of helping make Wales and the world greener. And can serious campaigning be fun? Sometimes acting silly is the best way to win important green action.

Monster incinerator: Communities in Merthyr unite against a waste management disaster
Power station breaks the law? The European Commission looks at new Pembrokeshire power station
No new nuclear: Energy efficiency and renewable power way forward for Wales
Warm homes: Taking households out of fuel poverty is good for jobs and health
Inside the Assembly: New government, new powers. More action?
Community energy: A guide to generating power and earning money in your area

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AM Pension Scheme moves away from fossil fuels

Urgent action needed on homes

The Welsh Government is finally taking action on housing. In view of the climate emergency we urge them to move faster, as we’ve got the technology to fix it now.

A sustainable baby box for all new parents in Wales

Friends of the Earth Cymru are calling on the Welsh Government to give all new parents in Wales a sustainable baby box as part of their new zero waste strategy, 'Beyond Recycling.'

Charging road users will clean Cardiff's air

Cardiff Friends of the Earth and Friends of the Earth Cymru welcome plans to explore road user pricing throughout the city, as set out in Cardiff Council’s newly-published transport white paper.

Assembly members who support call to divest Welsh Assembly

Friends of the Earth Cymru are campaigning to stop the Welsh Assembly from investing in fossil fuels

No more coal - from Carmarthenshire or anywhere

The world is facing climate breakdown, and a nature crisis. Carmarthenshire County Council must do the right thing and reject the Glan Lash mine proposal.

Beyond recycling - Friends of the Earth Cymru reaction

Fix fast fashion in Wales

Say no to new clothes in January - take our 6Rs pledge

Make sustainable fashion your New Year’s Resolution.

Clean Air Plan good news for Wales but we need legislation asap

'Air pollution is a silent killer, so we need a Clean Air Act for Wales within this Assembly term', says Friends of the Earth Cymru director, Haf Elgar.

Call for sustainable fashion taskforce

Friends of the Earth Cymru and Sustainable Fashion Wales are calling for the Welsh Government to set up a sustainable fashion task force following the success of their #GreenCarpetWales campaign.

Welsh Music Prize nominees invited to wear sustainable fashion

Welsh Music Prize founder John Rostron supports Sustainable Fashion Wales and Friends of the Earth Cymru's call for WMP nominees and other attendees to wear sustainable fashion at the awards ceremony on Wednesday 27 November at the Coal Exchange in Cardiff.

Welsh celebrities support sustainable fashion at the BAFTAs

On Sunday the 13th of October 2019 Eleni joined the Friends of the Earth Cymru team and Helen o’Sullivan from Sustainable Fashion Wales at the St David’s Hall for the BAFTA Cymru Awards. A number of Welsh celebrities took up our challenge...