6. Plaid Cymru Debate: The energy sector and the climate and nature emergencies

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:25 pm on 13 October 2021.

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Photo of Rhys ab Owen Rhys ab Owen Plaid Cymru 4:25, 13 October 2021

The Crown Estate's control of our seabed, let alone large tracts of our land, means that Wales is losing out on a green goldrush that is currently benefiting Scotland, and this is the same thing that's happened across the centuries. And that's the irony of the UK's neoliberal energy market—state-backed energy companies from across Europe are taking advantage of Wales's resources and are spending that to help their own public services back at home, whilst our public services are cracking at the seams due to lack of investment.

Today, in a green alliance event in Westminster, Ed Miliband stated that Rachel Reeves would be the first UK green Chancellor. Well, here in Wales, we don't need to wait for a Labour Government. Why not get the powers so that Rebecca Evans can be the first green finance Minister and show the way to your colleagues in London?