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Stronger, Fairer Greener Wales: Net Zero Skills Action Plan (gov.wales)
Net Zero
Skills Action Plan
A skills action plan was launched by Welsh
Government in February 2023. It sets out a
journey for identifying skill requirements for
decarbonisation across Wales targeting key
emissions sectors.
Figures from the Department for Energy Security
and Net Zero show carbon dioxide emissions in
Carmarthenshire have dropped since 2005 –
when data was first made available. This is great
news however the reductions have come from
lower emitting sectors such as Waste and Public
Sector.
The county’s biggest emitter, Agriculture, is
increasing and has not reduced, in fact since
2014 (Excluding 2020 due to pandemic slow
down) through to 2021 are the highest emitting
years for Agriculture in Carmarthenshire,
indicating the emissions are continuing to rise in
this sector.
Local authority emissions across the UK have
dropped 39% since 2005, including a significant
fall in 2020 at the height of the coronavirus
pandemic.
However, there was an 8% increase between
2020 and 2021 as the UK came out of lockdown
and economic activity resumed.
Great strides are being taken in Carmarthenshire
to reduce emissions, however a clear focus on
Agriculture is now required.
Local Authority GHG Map (beis.gov.uk)
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