Category Archives: Wales
Building a Sustainable Future through “Creating a Climate for Change”
The Science Policy team yesterday attended the final day of the annual Environment Agency conference, which saw Jane Davidson, Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing at the Welsh Assembly Government, Ed Milliband, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, … Continue reading
£55 Million Alliance for Biological and Environmental Science
The Welsh Assembly Government has announced that it will provide £23.5 million to support a £55 million alliance between the universities of Bangor and Aberystwyth. The alliance will bring together Aberystwyth’s Institute for Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences and Bangor’s … Continue reading
Science and the Welsh Assembly: Green Chemistry and the Environment
The Science and the Assembly meeting was held yesterday at the Welsh Devolved Assembly Government in Cardiff. The British Ecological Society took the opportunity to create a presence at The Welsh Assembly Government, to promote the science of ecology and … Continue reading
Environmental Audit Committee Launches New Inquiry
The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has today launched a new inquiry into climate change and local, regional and devolved government. With a vital role to play in reducing emissions , all levels of government should work to mitigate the effects … Continue reading
Scottish and Welsh Ministers
Scottish Executive Rural Affairs and the Environment Cabinet Secretary: Richard Lochhead MSP Minister for Environment: Michael Russell MSP Education & Lifelong Learning Minister for Schools and Skills: Maureen Watt MSP Cabinet Secretary: Fiona Hyslop MSP Welsh Assembly Government First Minister … Continue reading
Severn Barrage
On Wednesday in the House of Commons, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and Wales discussed the possible development of the Severn Barrage which could create a significant supply of clean, electricity for the UK by harnessing the tidal … Continue reading
Welsh Assembly Elections
The Welsh Assembly elections are on 3 May. The following pledges from the Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats and Plaid Cymru manifestos may be of interest to ecologists: Science funding and education: The Conservatives pledge a general increase in higher education … Continue reading