Meeting Venue:
Video Conference via Zoom
Meeting date: Thursday, 1 October 2020
Meeting time: 13.30 - 16.00
This meeting can
be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/6520
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Category |
Names |
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Assembly Members: |
Mike Hedges MS (Chair) Janet Finch-Saunders MS Llyr Gruffydd MS Neil Hamilton MS Jenny Rathbone MS Joyce Watson MS |
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Witnesses: |
Lord Deben, UK Committee on Climate Change Hannah Dillon, Zero Carbon |
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Committee Staff: |
Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk) Elizabeth Wilkinson (Second Clerk) Andrea Storer (Deputy Clerk) Chloe Corbyn (Researcher) Katie Wyatt (Legal Adviser) |
1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the virtual meeting of the Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee.
1.2 In accordance with Standing Order 34.19, the Chair stated that he had determined that the public were excluded from the Committee’s meeting in order to protect public health.
1.3 The Chair stated that if for any reason he dropped out of the meeting, the Committee agreed that Jenny Rathbone MS would become Temporary Chair in accordance with Standing Order 17.22.
2 UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Evidence session 1 - UK Committee on Climate Change
2.1 The Committee heard evidence from Lord Deben, Chair, UK Committee on Climate Change.
3 UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Evidence session 2 - Zero Carbon
3.1 The Committee heard evidence from Hannah Dillon, Head of Campaign, Zero Carbon.
4 Paper(s) to note
4.1 The papers were noted.
4.2 Members agreed to write to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs for further information on issues raised in correspondence under item 4.7.
4.1 Response from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs to the letter from the Chair on the UK Emissions Trading Scheme
4.2 Written submission from Wildlife Trusts Wales - UK Emissions Trading Scheme
4.3 Written submission from the National Farmers Union (NFU) Cymru - UK Emissions Trading Scheme
4.4 Correspondence from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs on Fuel Poverty
4.5 Correspondence from the Minister for Housing and Local Government on the National Development Framework
4.6 Correspondence from the Chair to the Llywydd and Chair of the Business Committee in relation to the National Development Framework
4.7 Correspondence between The Tenant Farmers Association and the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs
4.8 Correspondence to the First Minister from Wales Environment Link - Biodiversity
5 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
5.1 The motion was agreed.
6 Consideration of evidence received under items 2 and 3
6.1 Members discussed the evidence heard under items 2 and 3.