Category: Infrastructure
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Preparing for 50 degrees in Wales
Could 50°C in the towns and cities of Wales be liveable? (Spoiler – yes – and with a lot of strategic thought and hard work could be far nicer than our towns and cities of today. They could be glorious 🌟🏴 Read on to find out how 👇) Summary of suggestions For any urban area…
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Dealing with the heat, and ‘creating’ water
This morning it rained in Cardiff. A decent soaking. ‘Big deal’ you might think, but it’s been both (unseasonably) hot and dry for about a month. Hot and dry enough for small plants and grasses to have dried out, and for serious watering to be needed for most gardens. Hot and dry enough to make…
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Infrastructure and well-being in Wales
Infrastructure is inextricably linked to well-being. Good infrastructure, well-designed and well-located, developed according to sound principles and in collaboration with the end-users, will likely produce outstanding results for a long period of time. The converse is also true. The new commentary from the Wales Centre for Public Policy (WCPP) – “Infrastructure and long-term wellbeing” –…
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Hiraeth podcast; infrastructure in Wales
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A worthy infrastructure strategy for Wales
If I tell you that It’s not often I’ve found myself excited by a piece of infrastructure policy, I’m sure I’ll be in good company. Hold on to your hats; the just-published Wales Infrastructure Investment Strategy (WIIS) is about to smash your concept of what infrastructure policy can mean to the environment, well-being and social…
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Who fact-checks the fact checkers?
Earlier this year Alison Hood was made redundant from Airvolution as a result of the UK Government’s policy shambles. Her communication skills and dedication to the cause are impressive, underlined by her winning the RenewableUK award for excellence at the Gala Dinner last week. Far from lamenting her position, Alison took the fight to the UK Government by…
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An energy policy for future generations?
The general election of 7th May produced a result which was equally unexpected and unwelcomed by most in the UK. The surprise of the night was not that an unwelcome party was to form a new government – only once since 1931 has a government won more than 50% of the popular vote – but…
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We owe each other a renewable future
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has today announced its draft budget for 2015/16. The sum will be £3.31bn, of which £2.1bn comes from the public sector. That’s public money being used to subsidise electricity which has already been used. The cost for subsidising electricity via the Renewable Obligation, is around £2bn, with another 1/2 billion for…