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• 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.

An additional £40.5 million of funding has been allocated this year to support essential capital repairs and maintenance across schools, colleges and universities in Wales.

This builds on the previous announcement of £20 million for schools and colleges made in January.

Two Newport primary schools have received solar panels as part of £9 million funding to decarbonise public buildings and reduce energy bills.

This summer, a series of special celebrations will mark 850 years since the first National Eisteddfod was held, providing an opportunity to celebrate Wales’s rich cultural heritage and encouraging more people to take part in Welsh language events.

Sustainable business units are available to lease at two new commercial property schemes in Carmarthenshire, following £15m in funding from the Welsh Government and Carmarthenshire County Council.

The Welsh Government has sold a business park unit in Anglesey to a successful construction business, which plans to establish a new HQ at the site and pursue expansion ambitions.

Welsh Government funding is helping an award-winning logistics company to establish a modern, technology-led logistics hub, supporting Welsh businesses and creating highly skilled new jobs.

An additional £20 million of funding has been allocated this year to support essential capital repairs and maintenance across schools and colleges in Wales.

Schools and other public buildings across Wales will receive solar panels as part of £9m funding to reduce energy bills and decarbonise public buildings.