Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change
The Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change is a member of the Cabinet in the Welsh Government. The current officeholder is Huw Irranca-Davies since March 2024.
Responsibilities
The post's responsibilities are:Climate change, natural resources and energy responsibilities- * Marine and freshwater planning, biodiversity, conservation and licensing
- * Ensuring land policy is used optimally and most versatile, advise on the restoration of mineral sites, Agricultural Land Classification and implementing EIA Regulations
- * Energy policy, which includes small and medium-scale energy production, domestic energy and energy efficiency
- * Renewable energy in Wales
- * Climate change, addressed with carbon budgets and emission reduction targets
- * Natural resources management, including oversight and implementation of the Environment (Wales) Act, as well as overseeing Natural Resources Wales
- * Cross-cutting mitigation and adaption measures relating to climate change, including the involvement of water, flooding risk, land drainage, and controlling marine and air pollution.
- * Coal tip safety in Wales
- * Water
- * Forestry policy and legislation, including restocking and the monitoring of the health of trees, and "forest reproductive material"
- * National Forest for Wales
- * Biodiversity policy, including the Nature Recovery Plan's implementation
- * Sustainable use of resources, and waste management
- * Managing the quality of the local environment, including litter, fly-tipping, the Deposit Return Scheme, noise policy and regulation
- * National Parks
- * Leading allotment and urban green infrastructure strategy
- * Community Green Spaces
- * Countryside, coast, right of way, and waterways/water bodies access
- * Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty