Barry joined over 40 of his parliamentary colleagues on the 11 March in the Palace of Westminster to celebrate the efforts of those tackling climate change up and down the country, for The Climate Coalition’s Green Heart Hero Awards.
Barry gave the Overseas Inspiration Award to Christian Aid’s Breaking the Barriers programme which uses sustainable energy products and technologies across Africa and Latin America to increase rural women’s jobs and income, improve working and living conditions, promote gender equality, and strengthen women’s social status.
The awards ceremony follows on from the fifth year of the Coalition’s Show The Love campaign, which sees people from all walks of life – faith groups, sports clubs, businesses, schoolchildren – come together to Show the Love for all that they want to protect from climate change.
The Climate Coalition is made up of more than 130 organisations representing over 15 million people, ranging from aid agencies such as CAFOD and Christian Aid to groups such as the Women’s Institute, WWF, RSPB, and the National Trust.
