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Treasure Your River Launches to Clean Up the Taff
A major new campaign, Treasure Your River, has launched to help reduce the huge amount of litter entering Cardiff Bay and subsequently the ocean. Keep Wales Tidy and environmental charity Hubbub are calling for businesses, community groups, …
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Egni Co-Op Breaks £4m Mark in Solar Share Offer
Egni Co-op has announced it has passed the £4m mark for its community share offer. Egni has installed 4.3MWp on 88 sites across Wales including schools, businesses and community buildings. Co-Director, Dan McCallum, said: “We …
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Refill Campaign Awarded £50k to Help Fight Plastic Pollution in Cardiff
Environmental organisation City To Sea has been awarded £49,999 from the Landfill Disposals Tax Community Scheme (LDTCS) to help cut plastic pollution in Cardiff. The funding, which will be administered by the WCVA over the …
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Size of Wales Appoint Carwyn Jones as the New Chair of Trustees
Carwyn was the Member of the Senedd for Bridgend for twenty-two years but recently stood down ahead of the May 2021 Welsh elections. He spent nine years as First Minister, where he implemented a series …
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Welsh Businesses Urged to Cut Single-Use Plastic
As businesses in Wales welcome businesses back indoors for the first time in months, one environmental organisation is urging them to commit to offering free tap water refills, so customers don’t have to rely on …
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Funding Packages Announced for Green Industries in Wales
The £166.5 million funding package announced today will develop technologies in carbon capture, greenhouse gas removal and hydrogen, while also helping find solutions to decarbonise the UK’s polluting sectors including manufacturing, steel, energy and waste. …
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A Sustainable and Low-Carbon Steel Industry Will Be Vital to our Green Recovery
The Welsh Government is fully committed to ensuring Wales’ steel industry has a secure and sustainable future as part of a greener economy and a transition to a low carbon future – Economy Minister, Vaughan …
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Tidal Energy Creating a Platform to Develop Skills and Training
A new forum has been launched this week to promote the skills and training opportunities from Anglesey tidal stream project, Morlais. Locally-based social enterprise, Meter Môn who runs the project was keen to put education, …
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Are you Attending Today’s Net Zero Online Conference?
The race to transform Wales into a new zero carbon economy with a sustainable future is at the heart of a pioneering initiative hosted today by North Wales Mersey Dee Business Council. The Net Zero …
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Climate Change Battle Needs to be in the Hands of the Many
The North Wales Mersey Dee Business Council are hosting the free Net Zero 2021 Conference, a virtual event that brings together key businesses from across North Wales, major not for profit organisations and leading educational …
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ABP Signs Contract at the Port of Swansea in Support of the Offshore Energy Industry
Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK’s leading ports group has signed a new contract with HST Marine at the Port of Swansea in support of the offshore energy industry. The agreement covers the use of …
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Identifying Net Zero Leaders from Across the Region
The North Wales Mersey Dee Business Council are hosting the free Net Zero 2021 Conference, a virtual event that brings together key businesses from across North Wales, major not for profit organisations and leading educational …
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Boss of Iceland Urges North Wales Firms to Join Green Crusade
The UK’s “greenest grocer” has launched an appeal to companies across North Wales to join the carbon zero crusade to help save the planet. The call to arms from Richard Walker, the managing director of …
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AMRC Cymru: What’s Your Net Zero Journey?
The Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) Cymru is part of the UK government’s high value manufacturing catapult network, aimed at supporting businesses with their productivity and sustainability goals. In this short clip, Operations Director Jason …
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The Businesses on the Journey to Net Zero
On Thursday, May, 20th, North Wales Mersey Dee Business Council are hosting The Net Zero 2021 FREE online conference bringing together businesses and industries from all sectors across the region. The event will showcase how …
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Anglesey Sea Zoo: What’s your Net Zero Journey?
Anglesey Sea Zoo is a unique aquarium with over 40 tanks displaying the best of British marine wildlife, showcasing and conserving fascinating creatures from around the coasts of the UK. In this short video, Frankie …
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RibRide: What’s Your Net Zero Journey?
Anglesey’s adrenaline-fuelled high octane RibRide, based on the Menai Straits, has plans to cut its carbon as the UK’s first Blue Flag marine business. RibRide’s 100 kilometre-per-hour Velocity is the world’s fastest passenger rib – …
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Top North Wales Attraction to Launch £1 Million Green Energy Project
An iconic eco-friendly North Wales attraction is resurrecting plans for an ambitious £1million sustainable expansion project. Anglesey Sea Zoo hopes to start work on the extension to their premises at Brynsiencyn, on the Menai Strait, …
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Long-term Sustainable Difference to Nature Recovery Across Powys
To fulfil Powys County Council’s commitment to the Local Nature Partnership (LNP) Cymru project, new Biodiversity Officer, Holly Dillon will be working with communities, businesses, public bodies and others to help conserve Powys’ wildlife for …
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Welsh Government Revive Tidal Energy Ambitions
The Welsh Government is considering how best it can support the market to develop a tidal range energy projects on the Welsh coastline following a prior information notice on sell2wales. It would seem that the …
