What action is the Welsh Government taking to ensure it meets its environmental obligations across Wales?
Protecting our environment is a priority for this government. We have provided the environmental regulator, Natural Resources Wales, with stringent powers to take action to regulate and enforce environmental controls at polluting activities.
The Interim Environmental Protection Assessor for Wales (IEPAW) oversees the functioning of environmental law in Wales. A White Paper consultation was launched in January 2024 which set out proposals to introduce a Bill into the Senedd which will embed environmental principles into Welsh law, establish a new governance body to ensure robust oversight of environmental law by Welsh public authorities as well as introduce a strategic nature recovery framework.