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Terraced houses at Six Bells, near Abertillery, Wales

Wales’ green image risks becoming an illusion

Posted by Anne Meikle in Government, Green & sustainable living on 13 December 2012

It’s time we faced up to the reality of Wales’ progress on sustainable development. On the afternoon that I met environment minister John Griffiths at the launch of the Sustainable Development Bill white paper in Blaenavon, he left for Doha to attend the international climate change negotiations. The minister told the Guardian that this bill [...]

Welsh Environment and Sustainable Development Minister John Griffiths (top left) joined the launch of WWF Cymru’s report and film in the Welsh Assembly, before heading to Rio+20 © Peter Williams / WWF-Cymru

Wales at Rio+20 – a small country can make a big difference

Posted by Anne Meikle in Government, Green & sustainable living, Rio+20 on 20 June 2012

All of the focus on Rio+20 is on big problems, big solutions. How on Earth can Wales – with a population of 3 million – make a difference? I’m convinced it can – not by acting alone but by leading by example with its forthcoming Sustainable Development law. Wales, as the first industrialised nation in [...]