, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - evidence session with the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP)
Sure, okay. And before I come to Huw then, just finally from me, as a collective, the NHS is working towards this target, but what about your interaction with the wider public sector in this sphere then? Can you tell us a little bit about collaboration more…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - evidence session with the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP)
Sure.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - evidence session with the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP)
And your context is slightly different in that it's a 34 per cent target, isn't it?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - evidence session with the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP)
So, just sticking with the bigger picture, then, really, I mean, a simple question, although maybe not easy to answer: is the 2030 target or ambition of net zero in the public sector feasible? Is it achievable, or should it be reviewed?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - evidence session with the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP)
Okay, we're going to drill down into some of these areas as we go along.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - evidence session with the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP)
Welcome back to the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee at the Welsh Parliament. We move forward to our fourth item on the agenda this morning. We are going to take evidence, as part of our work on decarbonising the public sector, from…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - evidence session with the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
And these are issues that we as a committee, of course, have been deliberating and we'll continue to do so. Can I thank both Mary Ann and Andrew for joining us this morning and reminding us it is a wider societal challenge that we are facing, but, clearly…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - evidence session with the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
We don't have time, no.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - evidence session with the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
Let's give the last word to Mary Ann, then, on this.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - evidence session with the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
Sure. Okay. Jenny. Thank you, yes.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - evidence session with the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
Okay. Well, we've come to the end a bit sooner than I had anticipated, to be honest. I don't know if any Members have anything else to raise? Yes, Huw.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - evidence session with the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
A clear message. Thank you very much. Delyth.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - evidence session with the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
There we are. Okay.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - evidence session with the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
And do you concur, Mary Ann?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - evidence session with the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
Andrew's smiling.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - evidence session with the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
That's fine. Yes, we can follow up on that. That's okay. Fine. Janet.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - evidence session with the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
Okay, there we are. I'm afraid we have to move on, if that's okay. Thank you very much. Right, okay. Huw.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - evidence session with the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
So, where are we at?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - evidence session with the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
And there's a key commitment to come up with a strategic plan, isn't there?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - evidence session with the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
Yes, we'll come back to Andrew then.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - evidence session with the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
Let Mary Ann come in—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - evidence session with the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
Okay. Thank you. And I suppose the nature of the challenge means there's always more that could be done, isn't there, really? Okay. Jenny.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - evidence session with the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
Okay. Thank you. We have about 20 minutes left, and I know that there are a number of areas that we still need to cover. So, I'll come to Janet, and just ask, maybe, be brief and to the point, if we can, obviously without omitting any important points that…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - evidence session with the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
Okay. Very, very briefly, Andrew, and then I'll come on to Janet, then.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Decarbonising the public sector - evidence session with the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
Okay. Very briefly, Delyth, and then I'll come to Andrew as well.