Green Heart Heroes at

awards night

MONTGOMERY Energy Group environmentalists Jeremy Thorp and Jenny Brignell were in London for The Climate Coalition’s ‘Green Heart Hero Awards’.

Jeremy was nominated for an award for being “an inspiring individual acting to protect all we love from climate change”.

The worthy winner of this category was 10-year-old Elsie Luna who has challenged the big oil companies about their continued extraction of fossil fuels.

Jenny Brignell said: “It was lovely to see and hear about lots of inspiring people and projects at The Climate Coalition Green Heart Hero Awards, and good to see lots of politicians who care about the environment attending, despite other distractions, and trying to put climate change on the political agenda.”

Montgomeryshire MP Glyn Davies joined the pair for part of the award ceremony, as well as providing a quick tour of Westminster. He said: “Minister Claire Perry was in splendid form and Clive Anderson, Chair of the Woodland Trust, ran the show in his usual entertaining style. “I have known Jeremy a while and he’s a pragmatic environmentalist. It was something of an environmental day for me, as I had also spent an hour at an event where David Attenborough was star guest, highlighting the problem of plastic. Congratulations Jeremy.”

Jeremy Thorp said: “I was grateful for the nomination which gave us the opportunity to attend this event and meet lots of inspiring people.Unfortunately, other current affairs issues have hogged the limelight this past two years, masking the much more important issue of climate change, so events like this are good for highlighting what is still happening behind the scenes.

“Average global temperatures are already more than one degree above pre-industrial levels and rising, and if they rise to more than 1.5 degrees above, then it is almost certain that there will be an ever-worsening humanitarian crisis on the planet.

“Attending this event has helped to renew our energy levels and we hope to continue to do our bit in Montgomery to raise awareness of this vital issue.”