Newsletter 2024 Summer – The National Infrastructure Commission for Wales

NICW Newsletter – Summer 2024

A girl stands facing away in a field of sunflowers. In the distance is the sea, and a sky with scattered clouds

Wales in 2100?

NICW has worked with the Institute of Welsh Affairs to commission a series of essays about the future of Wales and its infrastructure.

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What’s happening to grid in Wales?

NICW Commissioner, Nick Tune, describes the situation for grid in Wales.

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Supporting renewables in Wales

We wrote to Jeremy Miles to press for more urgent action to support renewables in Wales.

An invitation to an EBI event discussing how to incorporate the UN sustainable development goals in infrastructure planning, with a photo of David Clubb and a picture of a building.

London Climate Week hears from NICW

NICW Chair David Clubb supported London Climate Week by leading a discussion about how the Well-being of Future Generations could be a pathfinder for other countries.

You can view the ICE blog post here.

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NICW responds to the CCEI Committee

The Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee made a number of recommendations to Welsh Government and to NICW following their scrutiny of our work

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What next for Port Talbot?

Our Deputy Chair, Dr Jen Baxter, shares her personal thoughts on the challenges and opportunities following announcements about the future of the Port Talbot steel works.