Data is key to help us manage energy resources to meet climate change targets
Net Zero Wales
Delegates get down to business at Journey to a Net Zero Wales climate event
Innovative green projects have been showcased at a climate change event in Wales.
Representatives from authorities across Wales shared their green ideas and challenges at the Journey to a net zero Wales 2024 event.
The group, met at Venue Cymru, Llandudno, to discuss the biggest issue facing our world today and agreed that the pace of change needs to speed up. Most of those present help guide decarbonisation measures in their local buildings.
Delegates agreed that we must move faster on climate change as organisations work together to deliver the net zero by 2030 ambition.
Head of Welsh Government Energy Service, David Powlesland said: “Time is ticking, we need to take action and lead by example.”
He was speaking at the event organised by the Welsh Government and the Welsh Government Energy Service alongside Salix Finance, which is an organisation that helps deliver green programmes and funding across the country.
David added: “At Welsh Government Energy Service we are prioritising net zero reporting, low carbon heat, renewable generation, supply chain decarbonisation and the use of electric fleet.”
The Journey to a net zero Wales 2024 event, which is in its second year, is an initiative designed to bring public sector organisations together to recognise, celebrate and discuss the low-carbon initiatives introduced by public sector bodies across Wales.
It’s also an opportunity to discuss the challenges around decarbonisation.
Speakers included Jon Merrey from Welsh Government, Martyn Smith from Denbighshire County Council and Tony Flint from Bangor University.
Speaker Tony Flint emphasised the importance of analysing data as a means to allocate resources efficiently: “Data, data, data is essential. Helps to deep dive and to help you look at the bigger picture all at once. It will help you spend money wisely as you will see where requires action and is most likely to benefit as opposed to assuming.”
Alexandra Edmonds from Welsh Government Energy Service spoke about solar optimisation and the importance of actively managing and actively monitoring solar array to reduce unnecessary spend and carbon emissions. She said: “If you can measure it, you can manage it.”
Alexandra will also be speaking at the second event which will be taking place on Wednesday 5 June at Swansea University’s Bay Campus. This event will also highlight the innovative projects that reduce carbon emissions and costs in a bid to meet Wales’s ambitious 2030 net zero target.
Every day we talk about how we can reduce our carbon footprint. It’s the most important issue of our time and we cannot sit still.
There is significant ambition in Wales to inspire and deliver on change and listening to our speakers provides us with further food for thought
Salix programme manager, Joan Dayap, said: “Every day we talk about how we can reduce our carbon footprint. It’s the most important issue of our time and we cannot sit still.
“There is significant ambition in Wales to inspire and deliver on change and listening to our speakers provides us with further food for thought.”
Speaker Jon Merrey from Welsh Government added: “The event is a brilliant opportunity to have face to face interactions and knowledge sharing. We want to keep building on programmes year on year and your input and experiences help us to shape these schemes for the better.”
For further information on Wales’s innovative projects so far take a look at our website.
