25/08/2005 - The rising
star — who will be competing at the All Star
Cup along side the likes of actress Catherine
Zeta Jones and her husband Michael Douglas,
model Jodie Kidd, and singer Ronan Keating
— will help support the work of WWF, which
works in Wales to protect endangered species
and tackle global threats such as climate
change.
“We are delighted that Gavin Henson has chosen
WWF as his charity for the event," said
Morgan Parry, Head of WWF Cymru, WWF-UK's
office in Wales.
"The money that is being raised will
help safeguard the survival of endangered
species and their habitats, as well as taking
action to combat threats from climate change
and rising consumption levels.”
A recent WWF report concluded that tougher
house-building standards need to be set by
the Wales National Assembly to help curb its
carbon dioxide emissions.
The report — Building a Future for Wales:
A Strategy for Sustainable Housing — identifies
key practices for designers, planners and
developers to make energy efficient and low
impact houses the norm in Wales, and addresses
ways to minimize carbon and waste emissions
from homes, as around 27 per cent of all CO2
emission in the UK are produced through heating,
lighting and appliance use in our homes.
The report also highlights ways to make houses
more efficient in terms of their use of energy,
water and materials.
"Unfortunately, most houses in Wales
have a negative impact on the environment
because of the way they are designed and built.
This guide offers key guidelines for ways
to make homes more environmentally friendly,"
said Haf Roberts, Policy Officer for WWF Cymru.
"Our current demands in Wales on the
natural environment are excessive. If fact,
if everyone in the world lived like the average
Welsh person we would need nearly three planets
to support our lifestyles," she added.
