Another important aspect of the effort to help Wales to reach net zero will be reducing emissions from public sector transport and its fleet. To that end, EV charging points have been introduced across the NHS estate and they will be considered for all future projects. The NHS buildings are due to undergo energy efficiency upgrades, with large-scale renewable electricity schemes deployed and low-emission or electric ambulances procured. 

Public sector organisations have collectively committed to be more efficient in how public sector buildings and locations are used. The NHS is leading the way on this, with groundbreaking work happening in Swansea Bay University Health Board, where the land has been secured to develop a 4 MW solar farm. The solar farm comprises 10,000 panels on 14 hectares of land, and it provides power to Morriston Hospital via a private wire connection. Morriston Hospital is the first hospital in Wales to do this, and indeed it's believed to be the first in the UK to develop its own full-scale solar farm. It will cut electricity demand by about £0.5 million per year, significantly reducing carbon emissions and at peak times it could also meet the electricity demands for the entire hospital.

While progress has been made, the 'NHS Wales Decarbonisation Strategic Delivery Plan' is just the beginning. The social care sector has also embarked on its decarbonisation journey, with work well under way to determine its own carbon footprint and to deliver a decarbonisation plan for the sector by March 2022. Good practice is already being identified across social care, with many social services departments moving to cluster-based domiciliary calls to reduce emissions, and carbon footprint is a key factor of the procurement process. 

Wrexham has adopted a fabric-first approach to make its social care buildings more environmentally friendly and energy efficient. Other local authorities, such as Newport and Flintshire, have enhanced energy efficiency at their care homes through the installation of solar electricity panels. The social care sector is well represented and is working hard as the work progresses, and it's committed to its collective efforts within the public sector's 2030 net-zero ambition. 

The pandemic has reminded us that we need our services to be flexible and resilient for future challenges. We are also committed to preparing Wales for hotter and wetter weather in the future. Work has been commissioned to update public health advice and guidance on climate change risks based on the latest evidence of public health impacts from extreme heat, cold, flooding and vector-borne pathogens. In addition, processes for issuing public health advice for acute episodes of extreme weather conditions will be updated to factor in new Met Office alert services to keep the public better informed. Thank you very much, Dirprwy Lywydd.