NDM7137 Plaid Cymru Debate - Climate Justice
NDM7137 Plaid Cymru Debate - Climate Justice
NDM7137 Rhun
ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1.
Welcomes the call from Greta Thunberg and youth activists from Fridays for
Future for adults to join with students and young people striking on 20
September 2019 to demand climate justice.
2.
Applauds the role that students and young people have played in Wales and
across the world in bringing the climate emergency to the attention of policy
makers and the public.
3.
Supports the planned strikes and demonstrations by young people and adults on
20 September 2019.
The
following amendments have been tabled:
Amendment
1 - Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
Delete
all and replace with:
Applauds
the role young people have played in driving the climate change agenda,
however, believes that striking and young people missing school is not the
solution.
Recognises
the widespread public concern regarding global warming and that limiting climate
change requires international effort and co-operation, and notes the following
actions taken to address such concerns:
a)
the world-leading role taken by the UK Government in tackling climate change
and the transition to clean growth;
b)
that the UK has cut emissions by more than 40 per cent since 1990 while growing
the economy by more than two thirds, the best performance on a per person basis
than any other G7 nation;
c)
the introduction by the UK Government of a legally binding net zero target to
end the UK's contribution to global warming entirely by 2050.
Notes
the Welsh Government’s declaration of a climate emergency but regrets the
government’s failure to bring forward a comprehensive set of measures fitting
for such an emergency.
[If
amendment 1 is agreed, amendments 2 and 3 will be de-selected]
Amendment
2 - Rebecca
Evans (Gower)
Delete
point 1 and replace with:
Supports
the call of the Fridays for Future movement for all politicians and business
leaders to listen to young people because their determination, their ideas and
their efforts are urgently needed to bring about a low carbon Wales.
Amendment
3 - Rebecca
Evans (Gower)
Delete
point 3 and replace with:
Welcomes
the commitment from Welsh Government to introduce votes for 16 and 17 years
olds in time for the 2021 elections to the National Assembly for Wales, giving
those young people a stronger voice in how Wales rises to the challenge of
climate change.
Business type: Debate
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: Complete
First published: 07/06/2021
Decision due: 18 Sep 2019 by Plenary - Fifth Senedd
Lead member: Rhun ap Iorwerth MS