Update to Cyngor Gwynedd Climate and Nature Emergency Plan 2022/23 - 2029/30
Decided: The Cabinet approved the changes to the plan and adopted version 2 of the Climate and Nature Emergency Plan 2022/23 to 2029/30.
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Councils reported on climate and nature plans this month, including net zero reports in Carmarthenshire and Powys and nature plans in Neath Port Talbot, Caerphilly and Bridgend. Planning committees also dealt with carbon capture, flood-related and biodiversity matters.[4][14][2][12][5][1]
Written in November 2026 from council records since 20 September 2026, open consultations and official sources. Written automatically, then checked: every point names its sources and every figure appears in them. Follow the links to check anything before relying on it.
Every Welsh council has declared or responded to the climate emergency and has plans to cut its own emissions, from buildings, vehicles and the things it buys. Councils also manage flood risk on local rivers and streams.
The Cabinet agrees climate plans; scrutiny committees check progress.
Ask your councillors how the council is doing against its own targets, and respond to its consultations on plans.
| Council | Items | With a decision |
|---|---|---|
| Vale of Glamorgan | 138 | 16 |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | 55 | 52 |
| Gwynedd | 55 | 52 |
| Pembrokeshire | 43 | 36 |
| Carmarthenshire | 41 | 39 |
| Swansea | 40 | 31 |
| Powys | 40 | 29 |
| Monmouthshire | 38 | 9 |
| Wrexham | 27 | 27 |
| Cardiff | 27 | 24 |
| Conwy | 27 | 24 |
| Denbighshire | 22 | 17 |
| Flintshire | 21 | 11 |
| Newport | 21 | 10 |
| Blaenau Gwent | 17 | 17 |
| Neath Port Talbot | 16 | 9 |
| Caerphilly | 16 | 0 |
| Ceredigion | 9 | 8 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 8 | 7 |
| Torfaen | 7 | 6 |
| Bridgend | 5 | 0 |
Decided: The Cabinet approved the changes to the plan and adopted version 2 of the Climate and Nature Emergency Plan 2022/23 to 2029/30.
Decided: The Cabinet adopted the Waste and Recycling Strategy 2025-2030 as the Council's plan for waste and recycling over five years. It agreed in principle that Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) funding, paid by packaging producers, should be the main source of money for the strategy. It agreed that EPR funding should be used to build a financial reserve for fines and carbon costs, to pay for the 70% recycling target and upgrades, and to set up a Co-funding Fund for future sites in Caernarfon and Harlech. It noted that further decisions will be needed, and that the use of EPR funding could be revisited to set a balanced budget for 2027/28.
Decided: The minute records no vote. The Committee recommended that data on temporary accommodation properties be given to all ward councillors, showing the breakdown in their wards. It recommended that a policy approach be considered for procuring temporary accommodation, to manage where properties are placed and avoid too many in one area. It recommended stronger communication with ward councillors and other authorities about street works and highways activity. It asked officers to gather information from other councils and areas with harsher weather on highways maintenance and resilience. It asked whether the RAG rating for the Moving Traffic Contraventions and Bus Lane Enforcement project (Item 4, page 38) and for Ref 12 on flood risk management (page 40) should be red rather than amber. Officers said the RAG definition would be checked. It asked for a clearer definition of 'improved behaviours' in the antisocial behaviour programme (Ref 2, page 73). It asked for city centre footfall data, alongside surveys and spend data, to guide event planning. It also asked for figures on long-term empty properties and how many could be brought back into use, an explanation of the fall in community training numbers, clarification of the 790 and 761 student figures on pages 20 and 21, and information on the Housing Support Grant Service and the new temporary accommodation service. The minute records praise for progress on completed actions, attributed to the Committee.
RESOLVED (a) That the recommendations of the Pembrokeshire County Council Environment (Wales) Act 2016 Section 6 Biodiversity and Resilience of Ecosystems Duty Report (2023-2025) be approved. (b) That authority be delegated to the Head of Planning to publish the report in line with the statutory requirement under Section 6(8) of the Environment (Wales) Act 2016.
RESOLVED That the update on delivery of the Pembrokeshire Nature Partnership (PNP) grant programme for 2025–2026 be noted.
Decided: The committee agreed to note the draft Forward Work Programme. It added a Rural Poverty baseline data report to the committee's work.
Decided: The Committee approved the application.
Decided: Planning permission was granted, subject to the conditions in the report and addendum.
Decided: The Cabinet Member resolved to appoint the people named in the minute to vacant local authority governor posts.
Decided: Members approved the report's recommendations.
Decided: The Cabinet Member approved the allocation of £115,000 available within Egni Sir Gâr, the council's community benefit society for renewable energy, to the Community Renewable Energy Grant. The minute says this will support delivery of that grant programme.
Decided: The Cabinet agreed eight actions. These cover electric vehicle policies and targets, staff training and travel choices, sharing fleet charging with the community, partnership working, funding, and a monitoring and evaluation strategy.
Decided: Council noted that the Professional Construction Services Manager post will be renamed a Corporate Manager post and regraded, reporting directly to the Director. It approved the senior management restructure, including moving Economic Development and Regeneration to the Head of Property. It also agreed that the post be renamed Head of Property, Economic Development and Regeneration.
Decided: Cabinet approved the allocations and financial details in Appendix A and added them to the capital programme. It also delegated authority to the Head of Service for Highways and Transportation, with the Cabinet Member's agreement, to choose and allocate funding to schemes.
Decided: Council accepted the motion, which asks the Cabinet Member for Climate Change and the Environment to bring a report to full Council on a long-term solution, its cost, funding and timetable before any Cabinet decision.
Decided: The Committee resolved to note the final Audit Wales report and the Council's response to its recommendations. It also agreed to consider whether any governance, internal control or risk matters need action, and whether any performance matters should be referred to a Scrutiny Committee (councillor panels that review Council services).