Blogs

Read blogs on a range of environmental issues that affect Wales today by Friends of the Earth Cymru staff and volunteers, members of local groups and climate action groups and guest editors.

How to decarbonise public sector pensions

By Bleddyn Lake

18 February 2022

How Caerphilly gained a Tiny Forest

By Lynn Gazal and Terry Gordon

1 February 2022

Play it Again Sport makes sport accessible in RCT

By Natasha Burnell
Enterprise Manager, Play it Again Sport

4 November 2021

10,000 voices across Wales call for urgent climate action

By Kirsty Luff

25 October 2021

Is your pension wrecking the planet?

By Bleddyn Lake

11 October 2021

How much more inclusive is cycling now?

By Sam Farnfield

7 September 2021

Stop biomass - it adds fuel to the fire

By Gareth Ludkin

20 August 2021

Stand up for Wales in the UK Climate Talks

By Jennifer Carew

5 July 2021

How to save the planet from poor decision-making

By Bleddyn Lake

2 July 2021

St Lucia and Wales face similar environmental issues

By Bianca Gittens

5 May 2021

Beyond Recycling strategy has some nice surprises!

By Bleddyn Lake

4 March 2021

Yes to zero-waste but no to burning

By Chamodi Peiris

16 February 2021

Wales's industries are key to winning the net zero race

By Joe Cooke

9 February 2021

How people power saved a green space in Caerphilly

By Bianca Gittens

1 February 2021

Let's all get behind the draft transport strategy

By Dr Ian Taylor

21 January 2021

We're not out of the woods yet!

By Ffion Edwards

18 November 2020

Why supermarkets should put doors on their fridges

10 November 2020

Loving the baby bundle - let's make it sustainable

By Becky Harford

20 October 2020

Tetra Paks: Unpacking the Facts

By Briony Latter

19 October 2020

Time to ban the worst plastic offenders

5 October 2020

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Our response to Welsh Government's warm homes consultation

Friends of the Earth Cymru have responded to the Welsh Government consultation document, 'Proposals for the next iteration of the Warm Homes Programme.'

Bus reforms would make Welsh transport fairer and greener

Friends of the Earth Cymru welcomes the Welsh Government the Bus White Paper, published today (Thursday 31 March), which sets out plans to introduce ‘one network, one timetable and one ticket’.

Buy your Egnio 2022 tickets

Book your ticket for Egnio today! Egnio 2022, or ‘energise’ in Welsh, is the Wales version of Groundswell, Friends of the Earth’s flagship programme of regional and national events for grassroots activists and supporters.

Wales Roads Review - our response

Our response to the Wales Roads Review: initial panel report, published by the Welsh Government today (10 February 2022)

Is flooding in Wales getting worse?

This briefing examines why so many more homes are threatened by flood water, where they are and what we can do to manage flood risk.

How Caerphilly gained a Tiny Forest

Lynn Gazal, full time mum and environmental campaigner and Terry Gordon, a retired Geotechnical engineer, tell the story of how a community group brought a Tiny Forest to their local park during the Covid-19 Pandemic, and some things they learned along the way.

Zero waste Wales

Campaign to turn Black Friday into #GreenFriday

Friends of the Earth Cymru, together with a group of Wales-based businesses and organisations, has launched a #GreenFriday campaign in a bid to get people to reject Black Friday on 26 November.

Net Zero Wales - our reaction

Welsh Government published 'Net Zero Wales: Carbon Budget 2', a plan for reducing climate-damaging emissions in Wales over the next five years (2021-5) on 28 October 2021

Play it Again Sport makes sport accessible in RCT

A social enterprise with a mission - or rather several missions - Play it Again Sport have recently been awarded a grant by the People's Postcode Lottery and they have also won the BASIS Social Impact, Engagement and Education Award 2021). Natasha Burnell tells us what they've been getting up to!

Include public sector pension funds in Net Zero Wales

Welsh Government's net zero plan to reduce emissions in Wales over the next five years and beyond is out on 28 October. We've sent an open letter to the Welsh Government asking them to include public sector funds in the new plan.

10,000 voices across Wales call for bold climate action

On Tuesday 19 October, we joined Climate Cymru, Stop Climate Chaos Cymru and other organisations to present over 10,000 voices demanding urgent action on climate change to the Welsh Government. Kirsty, our Communications Officer, was there.

Global Day of Action - what's happening in Wales?

It's the Global Day of Action for the Climate on 6 November. This is our moment to mobilise and send a clear message to our leaders that we need drastic and urgent action on climate change at the Glasgow Climate Talks. The Earth's on fire while our leaders drag their feet. You can let them know how you feel by joining in with a local action. Here is a list of what our local and climate action groups are involved in across Wales. Drop them a line or sign up to an event to get involved.