Questions Without Notice from the Party Leaders

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:56 pm on 30 November 2021.

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Photo of Adam Price Adam Price Plaid Cymru 1:56, 30 November 2021

(Translated)

One of the specific challenges facing the agricultural community at the moment is that multinational financial companies are coming into rural communities and purchasing agricultural land for the planting of trees in order to buy carbon credits. I was given to understand this morning from one of the agricultural unions that those selling land are now cold calling farmers in an attempt to encourage them to sell their land to investment firms. First Minister, can you provide an assurance that the Government believes that this effort, which speaks more to profit than sustainability, if truth be told, is contrary to our concept here in Wales of sustainability, is contrary to the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015, and that our aim as a nation taking a lead in this area is to encourage local ownership of measures to assist the climate, as we intend to do, of course, in terms of generating sustainable energy to the same extent?