Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change

The Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change (Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Newid Hinsawdd) is a member of the Cabinet in the Welsh Government. The current officeholder is Huw Irranca-Davies since March 2024.

Responsibilities
The post's responsibilities are:


 * Climate change, natural resources and energy responsibilities
 * Marine and freshwater planning, biodiversity, conservation and licensing
 * Ensuring land policy is used optimally and most versatile, advise on the restoration of mineral sites, Agricultural Land Classification and implementing EIA (Agriculture) Regulations
 * Energy policy, which includes small and medium-scale energy production, domestic energy and energy efficiency
 * Renewable energy in Wales
 * Climate change, addressed with carbon budgets and emission reduction targets
 * Natural resources management, including oversight and implementation of the Environment (Wales) Act, as well as overseeing Natural Resources Wales
 * Cross-cutting mitigation and adaption measures relating to climate change, including the involvement of water, flooding (and coastal) risk, land drainage, and controlling marine and air pollution.
 * Coal tip safety in Wales
 * Water
 * Forestry policy and legislation, including restocking and the monitoring of the health of trees, and "forest reproductive material"
 * National Forest for Wales
 * Biodiversity policy, including the Nature Recovery Plan's implementation
 * Sustainable use of resources, and waste management
 * Managing the quality of the local environment, including litter, fly-tipping, the Deposit Return Scheme, noise policy and regulation
 * National Parks
 * Leading allotment and urban green infrastructure strategy
 * Community Green Spaces
 * Countryside, coast, right of way, and waterways/water bodies access
 * Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty