Climate Cymru is coordinating a campaign called Warm This Winter (Cynnes Gaeaf Yma) in Wales, to urge the Welsh and UK Governments to act on the interconnected cost-of-living, energy and climate crises.
The campaign is led by anti-poverty and environmental groups, and backed by hundreds of organisations and thousands of individuals from every corner of Wales.
Warm This Winter in Wales has four headline demands:
1) Emergency support for vulnerable households
2) An ambitious energy efficiency programme
3) A rapid scale-up of low-cost renewables
4) Free us from fossil fuels
Bangor Councilor and founder of the North Wales Africa Society, Nigerian born Dr. Salamatu Fada said ‘ We see it as a great privilege to host the Bangor Great Big Green project for the second time this year. We in North Wales Africa Society are exploring all opportunities to push for community climate action that will be positive and impactful’
Sam Ward, Manager for Climate Cymru said:
“There is an escalating cost of living crisis, an energy crisis, and an ongoing climate emergency. These crises are connected. They have shared causes, like fossil fuels, which are making them all worse, and shared solutions that can help us get out of this mess, like mass insulation of Welsh homes and investing in super-cheap, clean renewable energy.
“We hope to work productively with the Welsh Government on our demands and their implementation, as well as with UK partners to make sure UK Government does its part to unlock the finances and levers that Welsh Government needs to tackle these issues at the pace and scale that the situation demands”
