Campaigners welcome bill to clean up Wales’s dangerous air Published: 20 Mar 2023 Healthy Air Cymru welcomes the Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill that is being introduced to the Senedd.
Help a bee (and other pollinators) in 2023! By Bleddyn Lake, Campaigns and Development Manager Friends of the Earth Cymru Published: 24 Feb 2023 Our pollinators need our help! Now the pandemic is over, let's go outside and make our towns, villages, and schools as bee friendly as possible. Bleddyn encourages us to take part in Wales's bee friendly scheme.
Methane – it’s role in averting climate catastrophe By Bleddyn Lake Campaigns and Development Manager Friends of the Earth Cymru Published: 17 Feb 2023 In this blog Bleddyn Lake considers how reducing methane emissions could avert runaway climate change by preventing or delaying tipping points and calls for a methane action plan for Wales.
Road review panel report - our response Published: 14 Feb 2023 Today (14 February 2023) the long-awaited Road Review panel report was published - this is our response.
Why more of us should know about Kathleen Carpenter By Kirsty Luff Communications Officer Friends of the Earth Cymru Published: 8 Feb 2023 Sustainability is the theme of the 8th International Day of Women and Girls in Science on 11th February 2023. It is a fitting time to pay tribute to one of the first scientists to study the effects of pollution on life in Welsh rivers.
Wales to have drinks container return scheme in 2025 Published: 20 Jan 2023 In the near future, when we buy a drink in a single use container, we will pay a small deposit, which we'll get back when we return the bottle or can.
Sustainable travel - can Welsh tourism lead the way? Sarah Wichall Volunteer, Friends of the Earth Cymru Published: 18 Jan 2023 Tourism contributes hugely to the Welsh economy but it also contributes to climate emissions. It's time for Wales to position itself as a destination for eco-tourism, and cater to the growing demand for sustainable travel from eco-conscious visitors.
Prescribing less plastic….finally Published: 13 Dec 2022 On 6 December 2022, the Senedd approved The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill, which comes into force in Autumn 2023. The bill bans a range of single use plastics - pharmacy single use plastic bags have now been added to the list.
Peat sales in Wales finally set to peter out Published: 7 Dec 2022 Welsh Government have quietly announced (5th December 2022) that they will follow England’s lead and ban the sale of peat-based compost products to the horticulture sector in Wales.
How to reduce the impact of what we consume Sarah Wichall Volunteer, Friends of the Earth Cymru Published: 6 Dec 2022 With the Welsh Government set to publish some data on Wales’s consumption emissions footprint by the end of the Senedd term, Sarah looks at what Wales imports as a nation, its effect on our planet and how we could reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Reforming transport is key to solving the climate crisis Paula Renzel Welsh roads and climate campaigner Transport Action Network Published: 1 Dec 2022 With climate change well underway, the only way we can avoid the worst of a climate catastrophe is by urgently reducing emissions and reviewing the way we live, work and travel.
Report calls for uniform swap shops in all Welsh schools Published: 23 Nov 2022 The new report, published today (24 November 2022) wants to make school uniforms more affordable for people and empower people to make sustainable decisions.