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| Written by Jake Hollyfield |
| Monday, 29 June 2009 15:05 |
It was established in 1980 as the Newport and Nevern Energy Group. It comprised a local group of volunteers who wanted to campaign positively on the issues of energy saving, renewable energy generation, increasing reliance on fossil fuels and its contribution to acid rain and global warming, the move to nuclear power and the increasing risk fuel poverty in the local population as a result of very high fuel prices. Its remit was and still is the promotion of the issues surrounding energy use and the environment, encapsulated by its charitable objectives:
Primarily WWEC seeks to reduce society’s impact on the environment, in particular its contribution to global warming and unnecessary climate change. This is only possible by taking steps to reduce demand on the environment, due to energy use, and making changes to the way society lives so that it reduces its reliance on fossil fuel based energy. It meets these objectives in a number of ways and by working with a variety of partners and stakeholders and a wide audience. The four main planks of WWEC’s work are:
In each of these areas the organisation works with government, statutory authorities, schools, communities and other third sector bodies to deliver its objectives. The audience for this work ranges from school-age children, teachers, householders, community groups, planners, housing officers and other local authority staff, installers, utility companies, health boards and government. A full list of WWEC’s main achievements throughout its existence can be found here, but key achievements are summarised thus:
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