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• The fine for leaving a vehicle engine running while parked will rise from £20 to between £75 and £150 from 30 September 2026. 

• The change aims to protect public health by reducing air pollution, which contributes to heart and lung disease and disproportionately affects children and vulnerable people. 

• Cabinet Minister Llyr Gruffydd marked the change with a visit to Marshfield Primary School in Newport, where pupils have taken part in a Welsh Government-funded anti-idling project. 

• Registered vehicle owners could be fined for litter thrown from their car 

• Roadside rubbish blights communities, harms wildlife and is difficult to enforce against under current law 

• Views and evidence sought as part of wider consultation on environmental sustainability, open until 14 October

Analysis by the Welsh Government Energy Service estimates that the Welsh public sector electric vehicle (EV) fleet is now avoiding the annual purchase of diesel costing up to £3.7 million (2.4 million litres).

• The Welsh Government has started work on Wales's first Climate and Nature Action Plan, which addresses climate change and nature loss together rather than as separate issues.
• The Welsh Government is establishing a Climate and Nature Board, chaired by Cabinet Minister Llyr Gruffydd, to help shape the plan and hold delivery to account.
• The plan sets a target of net zero by 2040 and substantive nature recovery by 2050.

The Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning, Siân Gwenllian, has issued the following statement in response to the recent incident at Gwaelod-y-garth.

The Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning, Siân Gwenllian, has issued the following update on wildfire incidents across Wales.

The Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning, Siân Gwenllian, has issued the following statement in response to the ongoing wildfire incidents across Wales. 

• Seven projects across six local authority areas receive a share of £540,761
• Funding supports oyster restoration, marine monitoring, harbour improvements and seafood trail development
• Scheme delivered through Wales Council for Voluntary Action on behalf of Welsh Government

• £10m to restore biodiversity, create jobs and strengthen community connections with the natural environment.
• New Climate and Nature Plan to deliver net zero by 2040 and substantive nature recovery by 2050.
• Active work underway to secure a multi-annual budget for the Sustainable Farming Scheme.