Friends of the Earth Cardiff Cyfeillion y Ddaear Caerdydd

Thank you to everyone who took action over the Convention of the Parties (COP) climate change talks in Copenhagen. There was a fantastic turn out of Cardiff Friends of the Earth supporters for The Wave rally in London the weekend before the talks started. Some members of the group also travelled to Copenhagen for the talks.

Some world leaders have said that the talks were a success. And that they moved the world forward in tackling climate change. But the reality is that it's neither a strong nor fair deal.

Photo: Chris Brown. Cardiff Friends of the Earth.

By Adam Corner

Photo: Chris Brown. Cardiff Friends of the Earth.

Cardiff Friends of the Earth is delighted at the strong support for tough action on climate change from some of Cardiff's politicians at a public meeting in the Old Library on Halloween.

Jenny Willott, Liberal Democrat MP; Karen Robson, Conservative Prospective Parliamentary Candidate (PPC); Jenny Rathbone, Labour PPC and Jill Evans, Plaid Cymru MEP all supported proposals for strong international action at the United Nations climate talks in Copenhagen this December.

Come and grill your politicians on climate change! We have organised a question-time style Halloween event to talk to our politicians about the international climate talks in Copenhagen this December.

31 October 2009 - 3:00pm - 31 October 2009 - 4:00pm
Venue: 1st floor meeting room, The Old Library, the Hayes, Cardiff city centre.

Daran Hill from Positif Politics will Chair the event.

Speakers will include:

Members of Cardiff Friends of the Earth joined thousands of people around the world in calling on our leaders to wake up to climate change on 21 September. We were there for the first ever Climate Flashmob on Queen Street, Cardiff.

The event, organised by Stop Climate Chaos Cymru, was one of hundreds taking place internationally before the United Nations climate change and G20 meetings. At these meetings world leaders will make crucial decisions on whether to cut global carbon emissions.

The Climate Change Act commits the UK to cut climate change emissions by 80 per cent by 2050. Local councils must take action if we are to hit the target. Local councils in Wales control a budget of £4 billion a year.

Clackmannashire Council

In May 2008 Clackmannashire Council started working with Partnership for Renewables (PfR) to develop wind turbines on council-owned land. PfR identified potentially suitable sites owned by the council. The company has signed a contract to construct up to four turbines and will pay for their development, construction and operation. The council will get rent for the land, local residents will share in a community benefits package and each turbine will save more than 2,800 tonnes of CO2 a year.

Photos Lyndsey Maiden