Agenda - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee


Meeting Venue:

Video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 30 September 2021

Meeting time: 09.15
For further information contact:

Marc Wyn Jones

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddClimate@senedd.wales


Remote

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Private pre-meeting (09.00- 09.15)

 

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In accordance with Standing Order 34.19, the Chair has determined that the public are excluded from the Committee's meeting in order to protect public health. This meeting will be broadcast live on www.senedd.tv

 

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Public meeting (09.15-12.35)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

(09.15)                                                                                                             

 

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2       Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee: Evidence session 5 - climate change

(09.15-10.15)                                                                             (Pages 1 - 36)

The Rt Hon Lord Deben, Chair – Climate Change Committee

Sophie Howe - Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

Attached Documents:
Research brief: Climate change, flooding, biodiversity and environment
Paper - Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

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Break (10.15-10.25)

 

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3       Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee: Evidence session 6 - climate change and flooding

(10.25-11.25)                                                                           (Pages 37 - 50)

Haf Elgar, Director - Friends of the Earth (FOE) Cymru

Anne Meikle, Director – World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Cymru

Jeremy Parr, Head of Flood & Incident Risk Management – Natural Resources Wales

Clive Walmsley, Specialist Advisor on Climate Change and Decarbonisation – Natural Resources Wales

Attached Documents:
Paper - Friends of the Earth (FOE) Cymru
Paper - World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Cymru
Paper - Natural Resources Wales

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Break (11.25-11.35)

 

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4       Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee: Evidence session 7 - environment and biodiversity: governance and targets

(11.35-12.35)                                                                           (Pages 51 - 74)

Professor Richard Cowell, School of Geography and Planning - Cardiff University

Ruth Jenkins, Head of Natural Resources – Natural Resources Wales

Annie Smith, Head of Nature Policy and Casework - Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) Cymru, representing Wales Environment Link

Clare Trotman, Acting Head of Conservation (Wales) - Marine Conservation Society, representing Wales Environment Link

Attached Documents:
Paper - Professor Cowell
Paper - Wales Environment Link
Paper - Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) Cymru
Paper - Marine Conservation Society

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Lunch break (12.35-13.20)

 

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Private pre-meeting (13.20-13.30)

 

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Public meeting (13.30-15.30)

 

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5       Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee: Evidence session 8 - environment and biodiversity: green recovery

(13.30-14.30)                                                                           (Pages 75 - 78)

Jerry Langford, Public Affairs Manager – Woodland Trust

Katie-Jo Luxton, Director – Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) Cymru

Claire Shrewsbury, Director of Insights and Innovation – WRAP Cymru

Attached Documents:
Paper - Woodland Trust

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Break (14.30-14.40)

 

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6       Scrutiny of the Chair Designate of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales (NICW)

(14.40-15.30)                                                                           (Pages 79 - 88)

Dr David Clubb – Chair Designate of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales

Attached Documents:
Research brief: National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Letter from the Deputy Minister for Climate Change to the Chair regarding the Chair Designate of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales (NICW)

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7       Paper(s) to note

(15.30)                                                                                                             

 

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7.1   Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill

                                                                                                           (Page 89)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Minister for Climate Change regarding the Committee's report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill

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7.2   Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Environment Bill

                                                                                                           (Page 90)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair to the Llywydd regarding Senedd scrutiny of Legislative Consent Memorandums

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7.3   UK/Japan: Protocol Amending the Agreement for Co-operation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy

                                                                                                           (Page 91)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Chair, Legislation and Justice Committee to the Chair in relation to UK/Japan: Protocol Amending the Agreement for Co-operation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy

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7.4   Environmental principles and governance

                                                                                                           (Page 92)

Attached Documents:
Letter from the Environmental Governance Task Group to the Minister for Climate Change in relation to environmental governance following the UK’s departure from the European Union.

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7.5   Common Frameworks

                                                                                               (Pages 93 - 100)

Attached Documents:
Correspondence from the Chair, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee to the Chair regarding scrutiny by Senedd Committees of common frameworks

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7.6   Welsh Water

                                                                                             (Pages 101 - 103)

Attached Documents:
Letter from Welsh Water to the Chair following their evidence session with the Committee on 16 September 2021

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7.7   Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)

                                                                                             (Pages 104 - 105)

Attached Documents:
Correspondence from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to the Chair introducing the work of the Authority.

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8       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting

(15.30)                                                                                                             

 

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Private meeting (15.30-16.00)

 

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9       Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee: consideration of evidence heard under items 2,3,4 and 5

                                                                                                                          

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10    Scrutiny of the Chair Designate of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales (NICW): consideration of evidence heard under item 6

                                                                                                                          

 

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