As part of the work of our Environmental Justice Commission, IPPR is holding a series of workshops across the UK, bringing local people together to come up with ideas for a fair response to the climate and nature emergencies.
This autumn, we are recruiting a group of 23 people from across the South Wales Valleys. The diverse group will come together over eight online sessions to discuss the question:
What practical steps should we take together in the South Wales Valleys to address the climate crisis and restore nature in a way that is fair for everyone?
The panel's recommendations will be published as part of a local plan for the Valleys. The findings will be presented to local politicians and decision makers, and will influence the work of our major national cross-party Environmental Justice Commission. The Commission is developing policies and ideas that put people and fairness at the heart of the response to the climate and nature emergencies.
Alongside the Panel, we will be holding a survey to collect views and ideas from a wider group of people across the area. Click the link below to take part:
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The programme and process has been planned with generous input from our local advisory group representing business, politics and civil society in the area:
Christine Boton, Director, Sustrans Cymru
Helen Cunningham, Policy and Research Officer, Bevan Foundation
James Davies, CEO, Industry Wales
David Hagendyk, Director for Wales, Learning and Work Institute
Sophie Howe, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Jason Jones, Head of Regeneration, Carmarthenshire County Council
Julie Jones, Co-Director, Gower Gas & Oil
Carwyn Jones, Labour MS for Bridgend
Sarah Kessell, Chief Executive Officer, The Wildlife Trust of South & West Wales
Sue Pritchard, Director, Food, Farming & Countryside Commission
Shavanah Taj, General Secretary, Wales TUC
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The Climate and Fairness Panel have heard evidence from the following speakers so far:
Carwyn Jones, MS for Bridgend
Dr Cat Scott, Academic Fellow, University of Leeds
Prof Rebecca Willis, Professor in Practice, Lancaster University
Dr Jennifer Nia Geroni, Director - Environment Platform Wales, Cardiff University
Dr Katy Roelich, Associate Professor, University of Leeds
Dr Sara MacBride-Stewart, Reader in Health Medicine and Society, Cardiff University
Helen Cunningham, Policy and Research Officer, Bevan Foundation
Shavanah Taj, General Secretary, Wales TUC
Anne Meikle, Director, WWF Cymru
James Davies, CEO, Industry Wales
Dr Sarah Lloyd, Director, People & Work
Christine Boston, Director, Sustrans Cymru
Dr Crispin Cooper, Research Fellow - Sustainable Places Research Institute, Cardiff University
Haf Elgar, Director, Friends of the Earth Cymru
Dr Victoria Winckler, Director, Bevan Foundation
Paula Renzel, Senior Policy Officer, Sustrans Cymru
Kerry Rogers, Conservation Manager, Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales
Jane Davidson, former Welsh Government Minister and author of #futuregen: Lessons from a Small Country
Chris Blake, The Green Valleys CIC & Welcome to Our Woods
Ian Thomas, The Green Valleys CIC & Welcome to Our Woods
Katerina Szwarc, Policy Fellow, LSE Grantham Institute on Climate Change and the Environment
Lee Waters MS, Deputy Minister for Economy and Transport