The 2030 Carbon Reduction Target

Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs – in the Senedd at 2:03 pm on 3 October 2018.

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Photo of Lesley Griffiths Lesley Griffiths Labour 2:03, 3 October 2018

The Member will be aware in relation to the M4 that the First Minister is leading on this and, obviously, I will be having discussions with him as he considers the report that's come from the court. You do make a very important point around challenging targets and, as I said, we don't hold all the policy levers so it's sometimes very frustrating to be able to address the challenges that we do have. However, I think it is important to set ambitious targets. I think it's important to set pragmatic and realistic targets, and I think we have a good story to tell in areas where we do have the devolved powers. So, for instance, we've met our 3 per cent target year on year, but as I mentioned in my opening answer to you, the emissions profile that's the real concern is around industry, so I think it's really important that we don't just take these things in isolation, but that we work together across Government to make sure that we do achieve our ambitions. For instance, I've also announced that I expect to have a carbon-neutral public sector in Wales by 2030. I've made very challenging targets around renewable energy, also by 2030.