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New Government: New Opportunities
New Government: New Opportunities Wales has a new government. The Senedd election of 7 May has brought a change of administration, and with it a clear intention that places energy independence, flood resilience, nature recovery and long-term infrastructure investment at its centre. For those who have followed NICW’s work over recent years, the incoming government’s…
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Counting the cost of inaction: net zero buildings in Wales
Counting the cost of inaction: net zero buildings in Wales In February 2007, the Welsh Government made a bold announcement. All new buildings would need to achieve zero carbon by 2011, five years ahead of the UK Government’s own 2016 target. At the time, it felt like Wales was genuinely about to lead the way.…
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Infrastructure Cymru 2026
Infrastructure Cymru 2026 A stakeholder conversation on Wales’ infrastructure future On Monday 23 March 2026, Infrastructure Cymru 2026 brought together over 100 policymakers, infrastructure providers, delivery bodies and community voices from across Wales for a one-day event at Cornerstone, Cardiff. The event marked a unique moment in Wales’ infrastructure conversation as one of the few…
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Infrastructure for Future Generations
Infrastructure for Future Generations Today we publish a suite of infrastructure sector insights and a major study into infrastructure delivery in Wales. Together, they form the most complete picture we’ve produced of how our essential systems are performing and allow us to assess whether Wales is set up to deliver the infrastructure future generations will…
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Reshaping the Future Generations Act
Reshaping the Future Generations Act Background On 31 March 2025, the Equality and Social Justice Committee of the Senedd agreed to undertake scrutiny of the Well-being of Future Generations Act (WFGA). Our consultation response (below) was submitted to the Committee on 24 June. Reframing the future The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 was…
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Infrastructure Bill Wales
NICW has written to the Senedd Committee for Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure in response to their consultation on the Infrastructure Wales Bill. We were delighted to be able to offer a joint opinion in partnership with the Commissioner for Future Generations in Wales, Derek Walker. Dear Chair Infrastructure (Wales) Bill – Climate Change, Environment,…