The Welsh Assembly Government has set out exactly how it will manage its fight against climate change and achieve its ambition of a 3% year on year reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

The First Minister, Carwyn Jones and Environment Minister Jane Davidson, were in the Centre for Alternative Technology in Machynlleth has launched Wales' Climate Change Strategy.

The strategy, which is the first of its kind in the UK, highlights that the Welsh approach to tackling climate change will focus not only on reducing carbon emissions but also on helping the country adapt to the inevitable changes to the climate.


It is accompanied by two detailed delivery plans that set out exactly how the targets and aspirations will be achieved.

The First Minister said: "There is no doubt that our climate is changing, and that science states the case that human behaviour is to blame for this change.

"If we are to successfully address this issue there is a need for urgent and sustained action across the globe.

"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."

The strategy commits the Welsh Assembly Government to achieving at least a 40% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in Wales by 2020 against a 1990 baseline.

It also identifies how emission reductions can be made within the transport, agriculture, waste, business, residential and public sectors.

(CD)