In First Minister’s Questions today, Janet Finch-Saunders MS raised the comments of Sameh Shoukry, COP 27 President-Designate, who said that action on climate change requires “concerted global solidarity and action, not empty rhetoric”.
Speaking in the Senedd today, Janet said:
“Whilst the world is being told to prioritise the environmental crisis, here in Wales our environmental governance has been described by Professor Steve Ormerod as ‘not being able to handle substantial environmental legal issues’.
“I am disgusted that the Minister refused to answer my question in the Chamber today, and rather chose to look to avoid scrutiny and blame Brexit.
“Labour ministers must listen to our calls to implement an Independent Office for Environmental Protection to ensure the Welsh Government and other public bodies are held to account in tackling climate change.”
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