A Just Recovery?During her talk at the Hay Festival Digital, Christiana Figueres, former UN Executive Secretary for Climate Change, pointed out that the post covid stimulus package, an estimated 15 trillion dollars, will dwarf all spending for many years to come, making it vital that this money is used to create a massive shift to a circular, low carbon economy not business as usual.
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Ask Transport Minister to scrap plans for A40 Llanddewi Velfrey to Redstone Cross bypassWe have created an online petition opposing the plan to build a bypass from Llanddewi Velfrey to Redstone Cross, please consider signing it and sharing it.
Meetings go onlineDuring the current crisis we will be holding virtual meetings online using Zoom.
I am sure we are now all becoming familiar with the new technology.
And may be it is a chance for those who are unable to travel to join us.
Please email and we can send you an invitation.
Heathrow WinCongratulations to Friends of the Earth and all the participants on their fantastic result in the court of Appeal.
As Andrew Murgett, Major Partnership Team, wrote:
'....today the Court of Appeal put climate first and judged the government’s plans for Heathrow expansion to be unlawful.'
Climate Change EmergencyAs we have previously reported in May 2019 the PCC consider a notice of motion relating to climate change. Point 1 – Declaring a Climate Emergency went to the vote and was approved. Point 4 – Call on WG and UK Governments to provide the necessary support and resources to enable effective carbon reductions was also approved. Points 2, 3, 5 & 6 were referred to the corporate overview and Scrutiny committee.
