A Message to all Political Parties

Sustainable Wales’ Vision for the Future – delivering the change Wales needs

Sustainable Wales is a grassroots charity focused on enabling sustainable lifestyles. Established in 1997, we are the first community based sustainable development organisation in Wales. We are known for challenging the status quo; instigating forward-thinking projects and activities; providing confidence and direction; offering support, training and facilitating events; providing mentoring and volunteer experiences.

The crises we face as a country are interconnected, and their complexity can mask the real impacts they will have on communities across Wales. Governments must think holistically when designing policies to address these challenges – seeking to identify and deliver co-benefits wherever possible.

The global is local in a way it has never been before and, despite being a small country, Wales should have the ambition to be a leader in new approaches and technologies where we can, and act as a tireless advocate for the world we want to see, maximising the use of our devolved powers wherever possible.

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Housing Decarbonisation Report

2026 Senedd Manifesto Recommendations

Sustainable Wales’ housing decarbonisation priorities.

Sustainable Wales is Wales’ first and longest-running grassroots sustainable development organisation. We work with individuals, communities, voluntary groups, schools, educators, local authorities, public sector bodies, businesses, civil servants and politicians to offerconstructive and practical solutions and encourage a passion for sustainable living.

Wales has some of the oldest and least efficient housing stock in Europe, while our energy bills are among the highest in Europe. For many households every day sees them making an impossible choice between heating or eating.

Housing is integral to peoples’ perception of place and decarbonising homes in Wales will bring significant benefits across a series of social and economic spheres and should be a priority for all parties ahead of the 2026 Senedd election.

As an organisation, we have significant housing policy-related experience developed over multiple projects over the past 20 years. We are also fortunate to have Advisors and Trustees with considerable experience in Welsh housing and housing decarbonisation.

We have set out our position in this report.