Voices of our Youth We must act as a nation to provide a better future of both current and future generations. Children and young people have played a crucial role in profoundly raising awareness of and concern about climate change. We are particularly keen to engage with children and young people. This section recognises the commitments of our young people and considers their asks of us.
YOUNG PEOPLE PLEDGE WALL Tredegar Comprehensive School Pupils › To not let the water run constantly when brushing my teeth. › To use less electricity by turning off lights when they are not used. › To not boil a full kettle of water if only a small amount of it is needed. › Put the saucepan lids on when cooking to reduce the amount of energy required to make it boil. › I Pledge to turn off all light that are not being used and to leave nothing on standby at night. › I will switch off any devices as soon as they are fully charged. I will not leave devices charging overnight.
Dwr y Felin Comprehensive School Neath As a school we Pledge to do the following: 1. Try to charge mobile phones for the least amount of time possible, therefore not wasting electricity. Try not to change over night. 2. Turn the lights off in a room if they are not needed. 3. Try to walk or cycle to school, rather than use a car. 4. Recycle products in school e.g. paper and plastic bottle. Also bring in a drinks bottle to reduce the single use plastic being used. 5. Encourage other people - friends and family members to act in similar ways in their own lifestyle.
Stanwell School Pupils › To buy and wash clothes responsibly › We Pledge to reduce our school’s annual paper usage to 50% of our paper usage in 2017, by the year 2021
Individuals (Grandmother and grandson) I Pledge to work alongside my 9 year old grandson to raise awareness about climate change by educating and encouraging family, friends, and members of the wider community but more importantly local schools and the Cylch Meithrin to follow the 5 R’s – Recycle, Re-use, Reduce, Refuse and Repair. My grandson’s Pledge ‘ I will lead by example in my school in Mynyddygarreg and at home to recycle, save energy and water, and to grow my own fruit and vegetables in my garden and greenhouse’
Porthcawl Comprehensive To make my school more sustainable and environmentally friendly. To keep trying to get my voice heard and gain more knowledge about the climate emergency until I can gather my own facts and start making a bigger difference.
Young Persons from Children in Wales › I Pledge to reduce my plastic waste. › To do what I can to advocate for the planet.
Anonymous Pupil: I Pledge to walk to school in the summer. 38 All Wales Plan 2021-25: Working Together To Reach Net Zero
› For 80% of Wales’ energy to be renewable by 2035.
