7. Welsh Conservatives Debate: A green recovery

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:28 pm on 3 November 2021.

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Photo of Luke Fletcher Luke Fletcher Plaid Cymru 5:28, 3 November 2021

To close, Llywydd dros dro, Delyth Jewell has touched many times in the past on climate anxiety. I definitely find it hard to shake the feeling of impending doom when it comes to the state of the planet, and increasingly find it difficult to be hopeful for the future. Both my fiancé and I—and I hope that she doesn't mind me saying this, but I guess I'll find out tonight—both my fiancé and I have had countless conversations about having children. Now, what sort of world are they going to grow up in? Do we think it's right to bring life into a potentially dying world? These are the sorts of conversations that are happening across the globe right now. The pandemic has provided us with an opportunity to change the way our economy works, and, given the climate emergency, our recovery must be green; the scale of the challenge demands it. But all of us must be prepared to sacrifice and put ideology aside and realise that, now more than ever, we need radical collective action.