7. Debate on Petition P-05-869: Declare a Climate Emergency and fit all policies with zero-carbon targets

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:42 pm on 19 June 2019.

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Photo of Jenny Rathbone Jenny Rathbone Labour 5:42, 19 June 2019

Thank you for that intervention. I think when the facts change, we have to change our mind, and I think that is why the First Minister made the right decision on the M4. I think that we will need to revisit the local development plan, because the climate emergency is now much worse than we had estimated when the local development plan was implemented. So, it does require us to look at absolutely everything.

I was about to go on to say that I'm proud to be hosting, along with Llyr Gruffydd, the Extinction Rebellion seminar that's going to be taking place on 4 July, because I think they will come up with some really energetic ideas about some of the things that we really do need to do. The future of our planet is in our hands. We can simply do nothing as legislators and allow disaster to strike for our grandchildren, or we legislate to change.