Welsh Climate Strategy Launched

11 October 2010

The Welsh Assembly Government's Climate Change Strategy was launched on 7 October 2010, setting out how Wales will manage its fight against climate change and achieve its ambition of a three percent year on year reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. It was launched by First Minister for Wales, Carwyn Jones and Environment Minister Jane Davidson, at the Centre for Alternative technology in Machynlleth, Powys.

The strategy commits the Welsh Assembly Government to achieving at least a 40 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in Wales by 2020 against a 1990 baseline. It identifies a number of key areas in which the Assembly Government will focus its action and identifies how emission reductions can be made within the transport, agriculture, waste, business, residential and public sectors.

Speaking about the strategy, the First Minister said: "The strategy that we are launching today shows that Wales' approach to tackling climate change is up there with the best, both in terms of targets and aspirations, and of how we will actually deliver. Yes the strategy is ambitious but the gravity of this issue means we must be ambitious in order to protect our planet for future generations."

Tom Lee