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• Consultation launched on new planning policy for undergrounding-first approach to new 11-132kV electricity lines.
• Welsh Government committed to ending use of large steel lattice pylons for devolved electricity lines.
• Infrastructure needs to be sensitively designed to minimise impacts on environment and communities.

• More than £500,000 awarded to two organisations in North Wales through the Welsh Government's Ynni Cymru programme
• Two local projects are among 24 organisations across Wales set to receive £8.27 million through the programme's third round of funding
• Funding will support Coleg Cambria and Velindre University NHS Trust, helping them reduce energy costs and support education and health services

• Deputy Minister for Transport Mark Hooper has set out plans to make Wales's transport network more resilient to climate change, in a Plenary statement today
  
  
• Specific action is being taken across rail, buses, roads and ports
  
  
• Future transport investment will be shaped by lessons from recent extreme weather, aiming to deliver networks that are both climate-resilient and low-carbon

• The TrydaNi car sharing scheme currently operates 13 car clubs across Wales, with more than 500 members
• The scheme is backed by £1m of Welsh Government funding
• The Aberystwyth car club launched in December 2024 and has 99 members

• Welsh Government is finalising its approach to a National Energy Strategy.
• The Strategy will set out a vision for a renewable energy sector that retains value in Welsh communities.

• 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 new Welsh Government has approved its first major offshore wind project, marking a major milestone for Wales’ renewable energy aspirations.

• Five new energy-efficient business units completed in Llandeilo
• £3 million joint project between Carmarthenshire County Council and Welsh Government
• Units now available for businesses to occupy

• 100 new jobs in Gorseinon and Tredegar by March 2028
• Operation will more than will double Wales’ reprocessing capacity for recycled plastic.
• Reducing the carbon footprint of Wales by around 150,000 tonnes per year – the equivalent of taking 120,000 cars off the road.

• £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.

Over £3m has been invested to help modernise the National Library of Wales, protecting historic collections, improving visitor spaces, boosting digital access and helping the Library reach net zero by 2030.

The Welsh Government has invested £8 million in a Swansea company developing cutting edge technology, helping to position Wales as a leader in offshore wind.