Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:52 pm on 27 September 2022.
Thank you. Well, as you know, our policy objective is to avoid the continued extraction and consumption of all fossil fuels; to bring to a managed end the extraction and use of coal; and to ensure that just transition that we need for those employees and communities who would be affected by the change. We know that if we extend existing coaling in Wales, it would just have such a significant effect on our legally binding—I should remind you, legally binding; there's no point pulling a face—it's a legally binding carbon budget. It would also have an effect on the UK's legally binding carbon budgets as well, because, obviously, what we do in Wales has an impact on the rest of the UK and vice versa.