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NDM7034 Plaid Cymru debate - Worker's Rights
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Meeting: 01/05/2019 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd (Item 8)
Plaid Cymru debate - Climate Change
NDM7036 Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales:
1. Notes the stark warning from the world’s
scientific community that there are just 12 years left to prevent 1.5 degrees
warming.
2.Further notes that warming beyond 1.5
degrees represents a threat to the future of humanity, and that even warming
limited to that level will wreak havoc upon the livelihoods of countless people
across the world.
3. Acknowledges that that an urgent and
rapid global response is now necessary.
4. Welcomes the fact that solutions to the
climate crisis are widely available including renewable technology, sustainable
transport options and zero-carbon buildings.
5. Supports the decisions of community,
town and county councils across Wales to pass motions declaring a climate
emergency and setting net zero carbon emissions targets for their local areas.
6. Calls on the Welsh Government to declare
a climate emergency.
The following
amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 - Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
Delete points 5 and 6 and replace with:
Welcomes the leading role the UK has played
working towards a global deal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the
Paris Agreement and notes that since 1990, the UK has cut emissions by more
than 40 per cent while growing the economy by more than two thirds, the best
performance on a per person basis than any other G7 nation.
Regrets that emissions in Wales only fell
by 19 per cent during the period between 1990 to 2015 and calls on the Welsh
Government to work with local authorities and the UK Government to ensure that
new legally-binding carbon emissions targets are met moving forward in Wales.
Amendment 2 - Rebecca
Evans (Gower)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Commends the Welsh Government for:
a) bringing forward the Wellbeing of Future
Generations Act and the Environment (Wales) Act to drive urgent action on
climate change;
b) committing the public sector in Wales to
achieving carbon neutrality by 2030 and for all public sector buildings to be
supplied with 100 per cent renewable energy by 2020 or as soon as contractually
able; and
c) exploring all options for decarbonising
the Welsh economy by working with all sectors and communities, drawing on the
best available scientific evidence.
Wellbeing of
Future Generations Act
Minutes:
The item started at 17.23
Voting on the motion and
amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
A vote was taken on the
motion without amendment:
NDM7036 Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales:
1. Notes the stark warning from the world’s
scientific community that there are just 12 years left to prevent 1.5 degrees
warming.
2.Further notes that warming beyond 1.5
degrees represents a threat to the future of humanity, and that even warming
limited to that level will wreak havoc upon the livelihoods of countless people
across the world.
3. Acknowledges that that an urgent and rapid
global response is now necessary.
4. Welcomes the fact that solutions to the
climate crisis are widely available including renewable technology, sustainable
transport options and zero-carbon buildings.
5. Supports the decisions of community, town
and county councils across Wales to pass motions declaring a climate emergency
and setting net zero carbon emissions targets for their local areas.
6. Calls on the Welsh Government to declare a
climate emergency.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
10 |
13 |
29 |
52 |
The motion without
amendment was not agreed.
The following amendments
were tabled:
Amendment 1 Darren Millar (Clwyd West)
Delete points 5 and 6 and replace with:
Welcomes the leading role the UK has played working towards a global
deal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the Paris Agreement and notes
that since 1990, the UK has cut emissions by more than 40 per cent while
growing the economy by more than two thirds, the best performance on a per
person basis than any other G7 nation.
Regrets that emissions in Wales only fell by 19 per cent during the
period between 1990 to 2015 and calls on the Welsh Government to work with
local authorities and the UK Government to ensure that new legally-binding
carbon emissions targets are met moving forward in Wales.
A vote was taken on amendment 1:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
12 |
1 |
39 |
52 |
Amendment 1 was not agreed.
Amendment 2 Rebecca Evans (Gower)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Commends the Welsh Government for:
a) bringing forward the Wellbeing of Future Generations Act and the
Environment (Wales) Act to drive urgent action on climate change;
b) committing the public sector in Wales to achieving carbon neutrality
by 2030 and for all public sector buildings to be supplied with 100 per cent
renewable energy by 2020 or as soon as contractually able; and
c) exploring all options for decarbonising the Welsh economy by working
with all sectors and communities, drawing on the best available scientific
evidence.
Wellbeing of Future Generations Act
A vote was taken on amendment 2:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
28 |
1 |
23 |
52 |
Amendment 2 was agreed.
A vote was taken on the
motion as amended:
NDM7036 Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales:
1. Notes the stark warning from the world’s
scientific community that there are just 12 years left to prevent 1.5 degrees
warming.
2.Further notes that warming beyond 1.5
degrees represents a threat to the future of humanity, and that even warming
limited to that level will wreak havoc upon the livelihoods of countless people
across the world.
3. Acknowledges that that an urgent and rapid
global response is now necessary.
4. Welcomes the fact that solutions to the
climate crisis are widely available including renewable technology, sustainable
transport options and zero-carbon buildings.
5. Supports the decisions of community, town
and county councils across Wales to pass motions declaring a climate emergency
and setting net zero carbon emissions targets for their local areas.
6. Calls on the Welsh Government to declare a
climate emergency.
7. Commends the Welsh Government for:
a) bringing forward the Wellbeing of Future Generations Act and the
Environment (Wales) Act to drive urgent action on climate change;
b) committing the public sector in Wales to achieving carbon neutrality
by 2030 and for all public sector buildings to be supplied with 100 per cent
renewable energy by 2020 or as soon as contractually able; and
c) exploring all options for decarbonising the Welsh economy by working
with all sectors and communities, drawing on the best available scientific
evidence.
Wellbeing of Future Generations Act
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
38 |
12 |
2 |
52 |
The motion as amended was
agreed.