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Publicly owned renewable energy developer powers ahead with first projects
The publicly owned renewable energy developer for Wales, Trydan Gwyrdd Cymru, has today announced proposals for three new wind farms with the potential to generate up to 400 MW of clean electricity – enough to power 350,000 Welsh homes’ annual average electricity needs. That is around a quarter of the homes in Wales.
Welsh and UK Government unite in £1 Million fund to transform River Wye
- Deputy First Minister of Wales and Water Minister Emma Hardy host roundtable at River Wye to kickstart action to tackle local pollution
- UK and Welsh Governments announce £1m research fund to tackle pollution in iconic river
- River Wye is latest visit in Environment Secretary and Water Minister’s tour across UK to see how water investment underpins UK Government’s Plan for Change
Meet the organisation turning surplus food into support for those in need
Every year around 400,000 tonnes of food goes to waste in Wales and, if just one per cent of that was saved, it could be used to provide more than nine million meals.
Welsh Government beats peatland targets a year early, saving more than 8,000 tonnes of carbon every year
Welsh peatlands are on the road to recovery thanks to a Welsh Government-funded action programme smashing its targets ahead of time.
Another year of high-quality bathing water standards for Wales
Wales again secured high-quality results in 2023 with 98% of designated bathing waters meeting our stringent environmental standards.
Single use plastic ban comes into force as Welsh Government strives to reach net zero
A number of singles use plastics have been banned from being supplied in Wales today (Monday, October 30).
One month to go before single use plastics ban is introduced in Wales
There is one month to go before a number of single use plastic items will be banned from being sold across Wales.
Higher payment rates announced for farmers creating woodland
The Welsh Government is calling on all farmers in Wales to help tackle the climate emergency by planting trees as higher payment rates for woodland creation are confirmed today (Thursday, May 25).
Welsh Government seeks ‘greater access to the countryside for all’ as new members to Brecon Beacons National Park Authority are sworn in
Welsh Government has appointed four new expert members to the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority including from Black, disability and LGBTQi+ backgrounds to ensure its plans ‘represent all voices’ and that action to tackle the climate and nature emergencies is taken ‘in togetherness’