NICW newsletter – Summer 2025

Meetings and events

  • We presented on our approach to Futures thinking to the Defra Futures Community of Practice
  • We attended an event on tidal energy organised by the TARGET project
  • Between June and early August we had nine meetings with external organisations, including the Future Generations Commissioner, Infrastructure Western Australia and NESO. See the complete list here.

Blog posts

A footpath runs alongside an estuary. Some blurred figures are walking in the distance. Shrubs and trees are on the inland side of the path.

Transport in 2100

We report on our short project aiming to help plan for very long term issues affecting transport

An otter rubbing itself against a tree stump

Our Nature Guardian

We welcomed our new Nature Guardian, and explained why we’re bringing in extra support for nature

A futuristic space colony vision from the 1970s featuring a cutaway of a large cylinder floating in space, complete with houses and gardens.

Reshaping the Future Generations Act?

We think the Well-being of Future Generations Act can be improved.

A group of people are taking photos on the edge of a harbour, with a bus behind them and sea and a breakwater in the background.

Tunnels, trains and (ferry) terminals

We headed to north Wales to find out about some infrastructure challenges

A wind turbine is partially visible through cloud, some blue sky is visible in the background.

Wales; left out of its own energy future

In October 2023 we recommended the Crown Estate be devolved to Wales. What’s changed?