Earlier this month, the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths AM officially opened Wales’ first Solar village. The cluster of six homes which is called ‘Pentre Solar’ in Glanrhyd, North Pembrokeshire, will house tenants from Pembrokeshire County Council’s social housing waiting list. All houses have extremely low energy consumption and running costs, superfast broadband and access to a shared electric car. Click the link to Read more 

Lesley Griffiths AM also announced that a £40m scheme will be available to farmers to help them reduce their carbon emissions and to improve their resilience and competitiveness, including through diversification. A small capital grants scheme for farmers was a commitment in Taking Wales Forward, the Welsh Government's programme for government for the next five years.  Read more

And finally… the Welsh Government will invest an extra £40m over the next four years to improve the energy efficiency of up to 25,000 homes across Wales and support other green growth initiatives. The funding will be targeted at households on low incomes or in deprived communities, to help them to heat their homes at a more affordable cost and improving their health and wellbeing. Read more.