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£21m for future of Wales’ voluntary sector
£7m a year has been allocated to support Wales’ voluntary sector over the current Welsh Government’s term, a commitment of over £21m across the next three years.
Wales’ Social enterprises receive £574,000 Welsh Government funding boost
The Welsh Government is making £574,000 of funding available to support four new projects which will help the social enterprise sector in Wales deliver a fairer and greener economic recovery, Economy Minister, Vaughan Gething has announced today.
Budget to build stronger, fairer, greener Wales
Welsh Government Finance Minister Rebecca Evans has today announced a three year budget to “support the Wales of today and shape the Wales of tomorrow.”
Green investment to tackle climate and nature emergency
Investment to tackle the climate and nature emergency will be at the heart of the Welsh Government’s budget, published later today.
Deputy Minister sets out big ambitions following deep dive review into renewable energy
“Our vision is clear, we want Wales to generate renewable energy to at least fully meet our energy needs and utilise surplus generation to tackle the nature and climate emergencies.”
New food and drink vision launched as Winter Fair returns
Growing the Welsh food and drink industry’s value to £8.5bn and increasing the number of employees in the sector who receive the Welsh Living Wage to 80%, both by 2025, are at the heart of a new Welsh Government vision.
£45m package to train staff and help Welsh SMEs grow
A £45m package of funding that will help small businesses across Wales to grow and support thousands of people to train to work in key sectors is being made available by the Welsh Government, Economy Minister, Vaughan Gething, announced today.
£150m for insulation, clean energy and carbon reduction in social homes
Deputy Minister for Climate Change Lee Waters has announced an additional £150m to retrofit social homes with new technologies and insulation to help curb Wales’ emissions.
All new schools and colleges in Wales to be net zero carbon
Education and Welsh Language Minister Jeremy Miles has today announced that all new school and college buildings, major refurbishment and extension projects will be required to meet Net Zero Carbon targets from January 1 2022.
First Minister travels to COP26 to meet world leaders
First Minister Mark Drakeford will today (Monday 1 November) board a train from Cardiff to Glasgow to join world leaders for the UN Climate Conference in Scotland.
Decade of action needed to tackle climate crisis and achieve a net zero Wales
First Minister Mark Drakeford and Climate Change Minister Julie James today called for a ‘decade of action’ to tackle the climate change crisis as they published Net Zero Wales – the next phase in our journey towards a ‘greener, stronger, fairer Wales’.
First Minister holds inaugural Ireland-Wales Ministerial Forum
The First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford, will today host the first Ireland-Wales Forum to be held in Cardiff with Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney T.D.