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Young Christians in Wales are joining a 1,000 mile relay from Cornwall to Glasgow to campaign for climate justice.They are taking part in a walk which begins at the G7 Summit in Cornwall next week (June 13) to the UN COP26 climate meeting in Glasgow in November. Their aim is to put pressure on world leaders to take action on climate change and its effects on the poorest countries.The Welsh tributary, which is 125 miles, will start with a prayer breakfast at St Thomas’ Church in Swansea on July 3 and will go through Margam, Blackmill, Penrhys, Llantrisant, Cardiff, Newport, Magor and Chepstow before ending in Bristol on July 12.Bishops, church members and schoolchildren will be joining in along the way.The relay is organised by the Young Christian Climate Network (YCCN) and supported by the Church in Wales. In April the Church declared a climate emergency and pledged to achieve net zero carbon emissions, ideally by the end of the decade.The relay will be launched at Truro Cathedral on June 13. A service of blessing will be held for a boat displaying messages from people around the world who are affected by the impacts of climate change. This boat will be carried on foot, by bike and on public transport all the way to Glasgow.Rachel Mander, the relay co-lead for YCCN says the walk is “decade-defining opportunity to make a stand”. She says, “We stand in solidarity with people and places that are being plunged into debt and poverty because of climate change. More carbon emissions means more disease, more food insecurity and more poverty. We will be in our 30s when the world reaches 1.5 degrees warming. We will not let the UK government host summits on our doorstep only to hear more talk and no action. We believe it’s time to make decisions which protect people not bank balances, to decide that no country will go into debt tackling climate change. It’s a decade-defining opportunity to make a stand.”The Welsh tributary will be launched with the prayer breakfast at St Thomas’ , Swansea. Church groups from West Wales are also planning a ‘spur’ walk to St Thomas’ ahead of the launch.You can sign up for Relay to COP26 and find out more information at https://www.yccn.uk/Spread the word on social media with the hashtag #RiseToTheMomentFurther details about the Welsh route will be available shortly. Route through WalesYou can walk any part for however long you chose. Most days will start at 9am and have a lunch break between 12-1pm, we recommend you bring a packed lunch.Day 1: 03 JulyFrom Swansea to Margam AbbeyStart location: St Thomas’Church, Swansea – 10amDay 2: 04 JulyFrom Margam Abbey to Pen Y Fai and BlackmillDay 3: 05 JulyFrom Blackmill to PenrhysDay 4: 06 JulyFrom Penrhys to LlantrisantDay 5: 07 JulyFrom Llantrisant to Llandaff Cathedral and CardiffDay 6: 08 JulyFrom Cardiff to St Teilo's High School, Peterstone Wentlooge and NewportDay 7: 09 JulyFrom Newport to UndyDay 8: 10 JulyFrom Undy/Magor to ChepstowDay 9: 11 JulyFrom Chepstow to Bradley StokeDay 10: 12 JulyFrom Bradley Stoke to Bristol