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| Assembly's bid to make green laws | Assembly's bid to make green laws |
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| The Welsh Assembly Government is set to request new powers from parliament to help the environment. | |
| The bid - the second such request since the system was introduced - will enable the assembly to draw up laws to combat graffiti, littering and fly-tipping. | The bid - the second such request since the system was introduced - will enable the assembly to draw up laws to combat graffiti, littering and fly-tipping. |
| They will also set higher targets for the amount of household recycling. | They will also set higher targets for the amount of household recycling. |
| The move has been welcomed by some environmental campaigners, although others believe the new measures do not go far enough to tackle climate change. | The move has been welcomed by some environmental campaigners, although others believe the new measures do not go far enough to tackle climate change. |
| Under new rules, the assembly can request the transfer of powers bit-by-bit, allowing AMs to draw up laws, known as assembly measures. | Under new rules, the assembly can request the transfer of powers bit-by-bit, allowing AMs to draw up laws, known as assembly measures. |
| Tegryn Jones, the chief executive of Keep Wales Tidy, welcomed the assembly's request for additional powers but warned it may not be enough to combat every environmental issue. | Tegryn Jones, the chief executive of Keep Wales Tidy, welcomed the assembly's request for additional powers but warned it may not be enough to combat every environmental issue. |
| I think people are definitely concerned about climate change but they are also concerned about the situation on their streets every day. Tegryn Jones, Keep Wales Tidy | I think people are definitely concerned about climate change but they are also concerned about the situation on their streets every day. Tegryn Jones, Keep Wales Tidy |
| "The assembly government has made quite bold statements in the past about wanting to deal with plastic bags, for example, but hasn't had the powers," he said. | "The assembly government has made quite bold statements in the past about wanting to deal with plastic bags, for example, but hasn't had the powers," he said. |
| "While this may not give them the exact powers they need it certainly goes a step. | "While this may not give them the exact powers they need it certainly goes a step. |
| "I think people are definitely concerned about climate change but they are also concerned about the situation on their streets every day. It has a major impact on their quality of life." | "I think people are definitely concerned about climate change but they are also concerned about the situation on their streets every day. It has a major impact on their quality of life." |
| Friends of the Earth Cymru praised the assembly for increasing domestic recycling from around 4% to 25%, but said its proposed target of 40% by 2010 did not go far enough. | Friends of the Earth Cymru praised the assembly for increasing domestic recycling from around 4% to 25%, but said its proposed target of 40% by 2010 did not go far enough. |
| They want to see levels at 60-70%. | They want to see levels at 60-70%. |
| Gordon James from the organisation also said it wanted to see new measures tackle power generation policy which accounts for a third of Wales' carbon dioxide emissions - the main greenhouse gas. | Gordon James from the organisation also said it wanted to see new measures tackle power generation policy which accounts for a third of Wales' carbon dioxide emissions - the main greenhouse gas. |
| Campaigners want decisions on large power stations devolved to Wales | Campaigners want decisions on large power stations devolved to Wales |
| "Obviously we need more initiatives at an international level but we certainly have to devolve more power to Wales," he said. | "Obviously we need more initiatives at an international level but we certainly have to devolve more power to Wales," he said. |
| "We have a particular problem in Wales with electricity generation. That's responsible for over 30 per cent of carbon dioxide emissions. | "We have a particular problem in Wales with electricity generation. That's responsible for over 30 per cent of carbon dioxide emissions. |
| "We would like to see the decisions on large power stations devolved to the Welsh Assembly Government so then we could develop schemes like combined heat and power schemes which are far more efficient and generate far less carbon dioxide." | "We would like to see the decisions on large power stations devolved to the Welsh Assembly Government so then we could develop schemes like combined heat and power schemes which are far more efficient and generate far less carbon dioxide." |
| Sustainability minister Jane Davidson defended the recycling targets, saying they were a vast improvement on levels a few years ago which were virtually non-existent. | Sustainability minister Jane Davidson defended the recycling targets, saying they were a vast improvement on levels a few years ago which were virtually non-existent. |
| She also said the assembly government had already asked the UK government to transfer powers on energy generation to Wales. | She also said the assembly government had already asked the UK government to transfer powers on energy generation to Wales. |
| "We can do an enormous amount (to tackle emissions) but we have to work up detailed plans on who is emitting and what is being emitted," she said. | "We can do an enormous amount (to tackle emissions) but we have to work up detailed plans on who is emitting and what is being emitted," she said. |
| "There is an element of watch this space." | "There is an element of watch this space." |