Brecon Beacons management believes its symbol is in conflict with its climate change efforts. Credit: WLDavies
The public will reject Brecon The name change for the lighthouses, Downing Street reported on Monday after the rebranding sparked far-reaching backlash.
South Wales park officials announced on Monday, that it would be renamed Bannau Brycheiniog National Park because the carbon emitting lighthouse symbol goes against his climate change efforts.
But spokesman Rishi Sunaka insisted that «tangible action» on green issues mattered more than «nomenklatura» as senior conservatives denounced the decision.
A spokesman for the prime minister told reporters: “This is primarily a matter for the body itself. I think the public will, I'm sure, continue to refer to [and] use both English and Welsh names.
When asked if other places with the word «lighthouse» in their name should also consider changing their names, the spokesman said, «I think it's the real action that matters, not the nomenclature, on the specific issue of climate change.»
When asked about it himself earlier in the day, Mr. Sunak said he hadn't seen the original news due to preparations for the math press conference.
The name change was not included in the months-long consultations on a new park management plan that includes the planting of one million trees.
National Park Authority's Jody Bond said the decision to use the Welsh name came as a result of «organic» discussions among management.
We do not plan to change the many signs scattered around the Brecon lighthouses. Photo: Neil Setchfield/Alamy Stock Photo
The signage in and around the park, which already bears the name Bannau Brycheiniog, will not be changed as a result of this decision. This follows a similar move by the Snowdonia National Park Authority last year to use Welsh names for the mountain and the region.
Katherine Mealing-Jones, chief executive of the park administration, said earlier that it would be «absolutely normal» that some people would continue to use the English name.
But she said the carbon-emitting lighthouse symbol «is just looks ugly» when the park tries to reduce its own carbon footprint.
Ms. Mealing-Jones added that the name change was part of a «direct response to the climate and biodiversity emergency» that would also include onshore wind turbines, sheep depopulation and reaching zero by 2035.
On Monday, Conservative MPs opposed the decision. Fay Jones, Government and Tory MP for Brecon and Radnorshire, said she was «surprised» that the decision to change the name «appears to have been made without consulting the people who live and work in the national park».
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Tim Lawton, a former government minister, added: “Named for lighthouses that use renewable fuel to signal random emergencies, the Brecon Beacons National Park will be named after the legendary King Bryhan, who is believed to have had up to 63 children. to signal climate change. . Which was more harmful to the planet?»
«Virtue Alarm»
David Davies, former Brexit secretary, said: «In terms of virtue signals, the Brecon Beacons name change is one of the craziest ideas I've ever heard.
The reasons behind the name change raised concerns in Westminster that a precedent could be set that could lead to further names being changed if they upset environmentalists.
Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Authority spokesman said: For two years we have been talking to volunteers, residents, visitors and businesses about our identity and what it means to be a national park.
“This included a stakeholder reference group, a citizen gathering and a brand consultation process. We have reinstated our Welsh name in response to this feedback and have adopted a new brand to represent a step change in our ambition and mindset.» at least not immediately» and that they hoped it would have «a positive impact on the local culture». They added that the change was agreed to by members who are elected by local authorities and appointed by the Welsh Government.
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