Sustainable, Greener Communities

Summary

  • Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2030
  • Build more energy-efficient and carbon-positive social housing
  • Tackle the second homes crisis and bring empty properties back into use
  • Develop greener transport systems

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Net Zero
Through our Co-operation Agreement, we have ensured that Welsh Government will commission independent advice to examine pathways to a Net...
Ynni Cymru and Community Energy
In Wales, we produce 90% more electricity than we use, yet our household bills are amongst the highest in the...
Housing
With 67,000 households on housing waiting lists, only a fraction of the social and affordable housing Wales needs is currently...
Recycling
All four Plaid Cymru-led Local Authorities have recycling rates that are higher than the Wales average, collectively saving £15m and avoiding...
Flooding
In recent years, we have seen the real and often devastating impact floods can have on people’s lives. As part...
Coal Tips
The tips which stain our mountainsides the length of the Welsh coalfield are a stark reminder of the legacy of...
Transport
Plaid Cymru’s vision is of Wales as an interconnected community of communities, resilient, prosperous, healthy, and environmentally sound. Greener, joined-up...
Active travel and 20-minute neighbourhoods
Walking and cycling are not only more sustainable than motorised transport in environmental terms but can also be an important...
Sustainable Tourism
Plaid Cymru supports the vision of moving Wales’s tourism industry to one that is sustainable and of benefit to communities...
Divestment
Plaid Cymru believes that local government pension schemes should divest from fossil fuels, and collaborate with the Welsh Pension Partnership...