We recently became the first UK nation to pass legislation to lower the default national speed limit on residential roads and busy pedestrian streets from 30mph to 20mph when the Senedd voted in favour in July this year. Work is now underway to get Wales ready for that change, as limits will begin to change from September next year.
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Meet the young Welsh voice leading Wales’ climate talks
As I stand at Platform 2 in Newport Train Station, 10am on the 1st of November, I feel a rush of adrenaline race through my body. After two years of hard work, campaigning and planning – the moment is finally here. I take a deep breath as I step onto the train and let the gravity of what I’m about to do sink in.
Read moreWe’ve just published our Net Zero Wales plan, but what does it actually mean?
Christine Wheeler, who leads on Climate Change in the Welsh Government, breaks it down for us…
This week we published our Net Zero Wales plan, focussed on action between 2021 and 2025. But I hear lots of people asking, what does ‘net zero really’ mean? It essentially means balancing the amount of greenhouse gases we put into the atmosphere with those we take out. Our aim is to get to net zero by 2050.
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