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Climate Cymru: ‘To be or not to be, that is the question’…

“‘To be or not to be’ is possibly the most well-known literary question of all. It is asked despairingly by Hamlet, the young prince of Denmark in the Shakespeare play of that name, while contemplating suicide, wracked with guilt, as he considers his fate and the actions that have led to it.

It is perhaps also the quintessential question which sums up, perhaps more than any other, the fate that faces humanity if the world leaders and negotiators who meet this May in Kunming (China) for COP15, the UN Biodiversity Conference – and this November in Glasgow for COP 26, the UN Climate Change Conference – do not act collaboratively and bravely on the twin challenges.”

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The Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals: Interview: Jane Davidson on Wales' sustainable development for future generations

“Jane Davidson tells Chris Seekings how one small nation is harnessing the power of politics for sustainable development

Jane Davidson’s career has always been centred around caring for future generations, whether as minister for environment, sustainability and housing in the Welsh government, or as the nation’s education secretary.

The former politician was instrumental in delivering the first piece of legislation in history to place regenerative and sustainable practices at the heart of government: the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 – blazing a trail for the rest of the world.

Her latest book, #futuregen: Lessons from a Small Country, details how the ground-breaking Act came to be, and how other countries can move towards a more sustainable future.”

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Techonomy: Seeds of Sustainability in Wales. And Around the World?

“In 1861, a group of Welsh nationalists gathered in Engedi, a chapel in Caernarfon, on the coast of northwest Wales, to plan a Welsh colony in far-off Patagonia. At the time, in the midst of the Industrial Revolution, many Welsh rankled at the rule of England, the oppressiveness of mining and other industries, and the loss of their culture and identity. The confederates who met in Engedi hoped to regenerate Welsh culture by leaving Wales. In 1865, they succeeded in establishing Y Wladfa, and, today, several thousand people still speak Welsh on the east coast of Argentina.” Read more on Techonomy

University of Essex: COVID19 and climate emergency workshop in the University of Essex

The 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) was held in Glasgow from 31 October to 13 November 2021. Called COP26, it was hosted by the UK in partnership with Italy. 

Three weeks before COP26, on 7 October 2021, the Centre for Environment and Society (CES) of the University of Essex held an online workshop, titled “Challenges and opportunities of COVID19 on climate emergency initiatives: from the perspective of the net-Zero-carbon emissions policy”.

There were three guest speakers from three countries. Professor Jim Longhurst, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Environment and Sustainability at the University of West England, Bristol (from England); Jane Davidson, Pro-Vice-Chancellor Emeritus at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (from Wales); and Mr Olumide Idowu, Co-Founder/CEO of the International Climate Change Development Initiative (ICCDI) Africa (from Nigeria).

Moderated by Dr Jane Hindley, the University of Essex, the full programme ran for 2 hours.


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BBC Cymru: Jane Davidson a'i thaith i fod yn hunan-gynhaliol

"Dwi'n byw ac yn brwydro dros un neges: paid â gwneud niwed."

Mae 10 mlynedd ers i Jane Davidson gyflwyno'r gost am fag plastig yng Nghymru yn 2011.

Ond dyw'r cyn-Weinidog Amgylchedd yn Llywodraeth Cymru heb fod yn segur ers hynny ac mae wedi targedu ei hegni at fyw bywyd cynaliadwy a'r ymdrech i fod yn garbon niwtral.

Erbyn hyn mae'n byw gyda'i gŵr Guy ar fferm fach 10-acr cynaliadwy ger Aberteifi. Ac mae'n chwerthin wrth ddweud: "Dwi dal i gael fy adnabod fel y 'menyw bag plastig'!

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