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Funding boost for Toyota plan to cut carbon emissions
Plans by Toyota to reduce energy consumption and cut carbon emissions at its Deeside plant are being supported by the Welsh Government, with an award of £375,000 from its Economic Futures Fund.
UK Budget must take crucial steps to help recovery
The Welsh Government is urging the UK Government to take the necessary steps to begin recovery and secure prosperity across all parts of the UK.
Wales commits to net zero by 2050, but sets out ambitions to get there sooner
Welsh Government has today set out its legal commitment to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, but is pushing to “get there sooner” as it gets ready for COP26 [26th United Nations’ Climate Change Conference of the Parties] in November.
Welsh Government signs MoU with the Sizewell C Consortium
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed by the Welsh Government and the Sizewell C Consortium. The MoU could potentially see an investment of up to £900 million in the Welsh nuclear supply chain and up to 4,700 jobs supported across Wales, if the power station is given the go-ahead.
Welsh Government welcomes advice of Climate Change Committee to set a net zero target for Wales – but “everyone needs to play their part” to respond to the climate and nature emergency
The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has today [Thursday, December 17] published a progress report for Wales, and advice on Wales’ emissions pathway to 2050 confirming for the first time Wales does have a credible, feasible and affordable path to reach net zero emissions by 2050.
Consultation on plans to further reduce fuel poverty by 2035 launched
Plans to further tackle fuel poverty in Wales by 2035 and support people struggling to meet the cost of their domestic energy needs have today been published for consultation.
£9.5m programme to reduce housing’s carbon footprint
A new programme worth up to £9.5m million will reduce the carbon footprint of existing social housing in Wales, make energy bills more manageable for residents and provide new job and training opportunities.
North Wales and Cross-Border Manufacturing Summit held
A high level summit of leaders in manufacturing focussing on North Wales and the cross border area was convened by Economy and North Wales Minister Ken Skates today (Tuesday, 4 August)
Team Wales approach to tackle climate change.
Welsh Government welcomes a ‘team Wales’ approach across the whole public sector to realise the ambition of becoming a low carbon economy and help to tackle climate change.
£6.5m Circular Economy Funding to Support a Green Recovery
The Deputy Minister for Housing and Local Government has launched the second round of Welsh Government’s £6.5m Circular Economy fund for local authorities and publicly funded bodies, including town and community councils, to support the green recovery.
All new homes in Wales to be heated and powered from clean energy sources from 2025
Ambitious new proposals which would lead to all new homes in Wales being heated and powered only from clean energy sources from 2025, making them more energy efficient and cheaper to run, have been set out by the Welsh Government.
“Wales to be world leader in recycling” – Hannah Blythyn
Wales will phase out the use of single-use plastics as part of its ambition to become the world-leading nation for recycling.