22 Mai 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
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22 Mai 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
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Is there anyone who can answer that question?
22 Mai 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
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It's more grim than I thought, to be honest. So, why, in 2016, did you decline—not you, but why, in 2016, did they decline the offer from the Coal Authority to work with you to assess the escrow account requirements for restoration?
22 Mai 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
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Oh dear.
22 Mai 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
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How has that been allowed to happen?
22 Mai 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
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So, somewhere along the line, the £30 million that we all thought it started off with is now down to £15 million.
22 Mai 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
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Yes.
22 Mai 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
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Okay. And who was the other £15 million from?
22 Mai 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
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Thank you. Under what circumstances will these be released?
22 Mai 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
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Under what circumstances—
22 Mai 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
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Thank you. It sounds like you've had a challenge though.
22 Mai 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
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Yes.
22 Mai 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
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Thank you. What was the agreement between MTCBC and the site operator—oh, good morning, by the way; straight in there—regarding funding for site restoration? Was it the responsibility of the site operator to put funds aside for restoration in addition to the…
22 Mai 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Craffu ar Newid Hinsawdd gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Newid Hinsawdd a Materion Gwledig
Thank you very much.
22 Mai 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Craffu ar Newid Hinsawdd gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Newid Hinsawdd a Materion Gwledig
Just on the letter to Joyce about the marine sector, could we have it as committee members as well?
22 Mai 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Craffu ar Newid Hinsawdd gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Newid Hinsawdd a Materion Gwledig
The Climate Change Committee calls the Welsh Government's insufficient progress in the building sector 'striking', and recommends it develops a detailed plan for decarbonising all buildings. What work has been undertaken to deliver this?
22 Mai 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Craffu ar Newid Hinsawdd gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Newid Hinsawdd a Materion Gwledig
Is there scope to increase the funding?
22 Mai 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Craffu ar Newid Hinsawdd gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Newid Hinsawdd a Materion Gwledig
Those criticisms are justified. Joyce Watson has fought this battle for many years. The 10 per cent planting of trees on land; if you actually look at carbon sequestration in terms of seagrass and all the elements that the marine sector can bring to meeting…
22 Mai 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Craffu ar Newid Hinsawdd gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Newid Hinsawdd a Materion Gwledig
No, no, but, how—?
22 Mai 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Craffu ar Newid Hinsawdd gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Newid Hinsawdd a Materion Gwledig
Yes, the CCC highlights the lack of an overarching strategy for emissions reduction in the agricultural and land use sector, but also—and I've met with Lord Deben on their report—I know there was huge concern about the marine sector, and the ability for the…
22 Mai 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Craffu ar Newid Hinsawdd gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Newid Hinsawdd a Materion Gwledig
Oh, sorry. Yes, just a quick one. Given that Wales is currently off track in its emissions reduction progress, will you be adapting your approach to be more in line with the pathway recommended by the Climate Change Committee?
22 Mai 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Craffu ar Newid Hinsawdd gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Newid Hinsawdd a Materion Gwledig
Yes, I'm happy.
22 Mai 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Craffu ar Newid Hinsawdd gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Newid Hinsawdd a Materion Gwledig
Of course, yes.
22 Mai 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Craffu ar Newid Hinsawdd gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Newid Hinsawdd a Materion Gwledig
Is this four nations? It's not just you and the UK Government, it's all four.
22 Mai 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Craffu ar Newid Hinsawdd gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Newid Hinsawdd a Materion Gwledig
No.