Decision details

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The item started at 15.59

Voting on the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.

A vote was taken on the motion without amendment:

NDM5362 Elin Jones (Ceredigion)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Notes:

a) the IPCC climate change report’s findings that it is 95% certain that human influence on climate caused more than half the observed increase in global average surface temperatures from 1951-2010;

b) Wales’ continuing dependence on fossil fuels for energy, providing some 80% of energy needs;

c) that control of the exploitation of Wales’ shale gas resources, together with control of any benefit deriving from it rests with the UK Government;

d) the Welsh Government’s failure to hit its target of producing 4TWh of electricity from renewables by 2010;

e) that despite Wales being a net exporter of electricity, bills are higher in Wales than in England or Scotland;

2. Calls on the Welsh Government to:

a) develop a detailed ‘Route Map’ and Action Plan leading to the 2020 renewable energy targets, showing targets for each individual energy type and the actions that will be taken to reach those targets;

b) put pressure on the UK Government to devolve in full, the energy portfolio and control of Wales’ natural resources to the National Assembly;

c) confirm with Ofgem and the National Grid whether any research has been done into the cost and viability of a submarine cable linking the National Grid between North and south Wales, and if so to provide a copy of that research;

d) investigate the potential for establishing a publicly-owned, not-for-dividend energy company to invest in energy for the benefit of the people of Wales.

The motion without amendment was agreed.