Decision details

Debate on The Climate Change Strategy for Wales: First Annual Progress Report

Decision Maker: Plenary - Fourth Assembly

Status: Recommendations approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Decision:

The item started at 17.13

NDM4960 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Notes:

(a) the Climate Change Strategy for Wales: First Annual Progress Report; and

(b) the progress being made to deliver the Welsh Government's commitments to tackle climate change.

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

The following amendments were tabled:

Amendment 1 - William Graham (South Wales East)

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Expresses concern that:

a) the 1990/2009 Green House Gas trend in the report suggests that the 40% reduction target for 2020 will not be met; and

b) the delivery of the 3% annual reduction target may only be possible at present by the virtue of the economic downturn.

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

24

0

26

50

Amendment 1 was not agreed.

Amendment 2 - William Graham (South Wales East)

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Believes that the creation of sustainable, low carbon green jobs will help tackle climate change.

A vote was taken on Amendment 2:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

50

0

0

50

Amendment 2 was agreed.

Amendment 3 - William Graham (South Wales East)

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Call on the Welsh Government to take urgent steps to update the Ecological Footprint for Wales and adopt a consumption measure of emissions in order to fully measure Green House Gas emissions from imported goods and services from elsewhere in the world.

A vote was taken on Amendment 3:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

50

0

0

50

Amendment 3 was agreed.

Amendment 4 - Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)

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Calls on the Welsh Government to bring forward proposals to extend the Arbed scheme as recommended by the Commission in the report.

A vote was taken on Amendment 4:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

50

0

0

50

Amendment 4 was agreed.

Amendment 5 - Peter Black (South Wales West)

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Regrets that the Welsh Government is not taking sufficient action to meet its 3% emissions target.

A vote was taken on Amendment 5:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

24

0

26

50

Amendment 5 was not agreed.

Amendment 6 - Peter Black (South Wales West)

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Calls on the Welsh Government to invest in schemes to improve home energy efficiency which will have an impact on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 6:

For

Abstain

Against

Total

50

0

0

50

Amendment 6 was agreed.

A vote was taken on the motion as amended:

NDM4960 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

1. Notes:

(a) the Climate Change Strategy for Wales: First Annual Progress Report;

(b) the progress being made to deliver the Welsh Government's commitments to tackle climate change;

(c) believes that the creation of sustainable, low carbon green jobs will help tackle climate change;

(d) calls on the Welsh Government to take urgent steps to update the Ecological Footprint for Wales and adopt a consumption measure of emissions in order to fully measure Green House Gas emissions from imported goods and services from elsewhere in the world;

(e) calls on the Welsh Government to bring forward proposals to extend the Arbed scheme as recommended by the Commission in the report; and

(f) calls on the Welsh Government to invest in schemes to improve home energy efficiency which will have an impact on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

For

Abstain

Against

Total

49

0

1

50

The motion as amended was agreed.

 

Publication date: 24/04/2012

Date of decision: 24/04/2012

Decided at meeting: 24/04/2012 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly