Posts Tagged ‘environment’

The Clwydian Range deserves more

The Clwydian Range deserves more

A passionate advocate of the Clwydian Range finds this week’s designation of the new Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty to be somewhat short of the potential of the area

This Assembly term is critical for delivering a One Planet Wales

This Assembly term is critical for delivering a One Planet Wales

Carwyn Jones’ new administration in Cardiff Bay begins its term with high aspirations for a ‘One Planet Wales’, but will delivery match aspiration?

An unnatural situation

An unnatural situation

Without action, habitats and species in Wales will continue to disappear. Do you want this to be the legacy you leave for future generations?

Time for “A Fair Deal” for Rural Wales

Time for “A Fair Deal” for Rural Wales

The specific needs of Rural Wales can be hard, and need to be considered in all forms of policy making

Can Wales go green alone?

Can Wales go green alone?

In the first of a short series on environmental policy in the run up to the next Assembly election, WWF’s Anne Meikle argues Wales is well placed to achieve more on the green agenda in coming years

The moral case for climate change mitigation

The moral case for climate change mitigation

The scientific basis of climate change is under sustained attack, but the compulsion to act is as strong as ever

The taxing question of taxonomy

The taxing question of taxonomy

2010 has been the International Year of Biodiversity, yet many of the ambitious targets are yet to be met. Wales is taking a different approach – one which Amgueddfa Cymru-National Museum Wales hopes to play a prominent part in delivering

A new green challenge: Fuel Poverty’s opportunity for a brighter future

A new green challenge: Fuel Poverty’s opportunity for a brighter future

Like a hundred generations of stubborn Welsh mountain sheep, Fuel Poverty statistics have a tendency to steer in exactly the opposite direction to that in which they are driven. Here is an opportunity to change the direction

Could Wales’ rural heartlands be the pioneers of a DIY energy revolution?

Could Wales’ rural heartlands be the pioneers of a DIY energy revolution?

Just as the valleys proved to be the crucible of industrial revolution, could it be that Wales’ rural and suburban areas nurture the green energy revolution?

The new green giant?

The new green giant?

After Health Minister Edwina Hart announced a major review to assess the carbon footprint of the NHS in Wales, it is working hard to put sustainable development at the heart of its decision-making but there is still a long way to go

The real costs facing government in Wales

The real costs facing government in Wales

If we don’t switch to a proper model of sustainable development now, we will only create poor services in the short term while storing up greater problems for the future

Flights of fantasy

Flights of fantasy

The easing of flight restrictions over Europe will bring relief to thousands of Britons stranded abroad, and an outpouring of hypocrisy and denial from some who aren’t