English: Thank you, temporary Chair, and thank you, Minister, for your statement. It's good to hear more about how the public sector can play an important role as we all tackle the climate and nature emergencies. This has already arisen, but I think it's worth us discussing this. It did cause concern that Audit Wales said over the summer that it was not clear whether the sector would reach the goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2030. The auditor general said that the public bodies needed do more, faster, and we heard that there are major challenges on the way for them, and that the Welsh Government needed to help them to overcome those challenges. As we've heard, of the 48 public bodies that Audit Wales spoke to, only two had fully assessed the financial implications of meeting the 2030 goal. The public bodies said that they needed more investment, and that they needed to find new ways - agile ways - of using their funding. So, could I ask you, Minister, first, to respond to these financial concerns and say how the Welsh Government will support decarbonisation in the public sector, perhaps focusing on our energy system? Also, problems were revealed in terms of capacity and skills gaps in the sector. The bodies said that their resources were already being used at full capacity while they were dealing with core services, and that they didn't always have the specialist skills to deal with the complex nature of decarbonisation. I'm sure that you would agree, Minister, that we need a workforce with these green skills so that we can see the change that is needed. So, could I ask you to set out your vision for the workforce? Further to that, how is the Government encouraging collaboration in the public sector on these issues? The auditor's report talks about the importance of sharing information, capacity and expertise, and I would like to hear your perspective on that. Last but one, data is a significant challenge here. It's clear that the future of our energy system, and the role of the public sector in decarbonisation, depends on having reliable data. The auditor called on public bodies to improve their intelligence on carbon emissions. So, what is the Government doing to support that and what's being done to improve the Government's data collection in considering this issue? Finally, Minister, I'd like to ask: what did you mean by 'returns'? You said
Welsh: Diolch, Gadeirydd dros dro, a diolch, Weinidog, am eich datganiad. Mae'n dda clywed mwy am fel y gall y sector cyhoeddus chwarae rôl bwysig wrth inni fynd i'r afael â'r argyfyngau hinsawdd a natur. Mae hyn wedi codi yn barod, ond rwy'n meddwl ei bod hi'n werth i ni siarad ychydig am hyn. Roedd hi'n peri pryder clywed bod Audit Wales wedi dweud dros yr haf ei bod hi'n glir y byddai'r sector yma yn gorfod - er mwyn iddyn nhw gyrraedd y nod o net sero gydag allyriadau carbon erbyn 2030, dywedodd yr archwilydd fod angen i gyrff cyhoeddus gwneud mwy yn gyflymach. Gwnaethon ni glywed fod heriau mawr yn eu ffordd nhw, a bod angen i Lywodraeth Cymru eu helpu nhw i ddod dros yr heriau hyn. Fel rydyn ni wedi clywed, o'r 48 corff cyhoeddus yr oedd Audit Wales wedi siarad â nhw, dim ond dau oedd wedi asesu goblygiadau ariannol cyrraedd y nod yma yn llawn. Dywedodd y cyrff cyhoeddus fod angen arnynt fwy o fuddsoddiad, a bod angen iddyn nhw ffeindio ffyrdd fwy agile neu wahanol, newydd o ddefnyddio'u harian. A gaf i ofyn i chi yn gyntaf, Weinidog, ymateb i'r pryderon ariannol a dweud sut y bydd Llywodraeth Cymru yn cefnogi datgarboneiddio yn y sector cyhoeddus, efallai'n ffocysu ar ein system ynni? Hefyd, datgelwyd problemau gyda chapasiti a bylchau yn y sgiliau sydd yn y sector. Dywedodd y cyrff fod eu hadnoddau nhw'n cael eu defnyddio ar gapasiti llawn yn barod wrth iddyn nhw ddelio â gwasanaethau craidd, ac nad oes ganddyn nhw wastad y sgiliau arbenigol i ddelio â natur gymhleth datgarboneiddio. Rwy'n siŵr y byddech chi'n cytuno, Weinidog, fod angen gweithlu gyda'r sgiliau gwyrdd hyn er mwyn inni wneud yn siŵr ein bod ni'n gweld y newid sydd ei angen. Felly, a gaf i ofyn i chi osod allan eich vision chi ar gyfer y gweithlu? Ymhellach i hynny, sut ydy'r Llywodraeth yn annog cydweithrediad yn y sector cyhoeddus yn y materion hyn? Mae adroddiad yr archwilydd yn sôn am bwysigrwydd rhannu gwybodaeth, capasiti ac arbenigedd, felly buaswn i'n hoffi clywed eich persbectif chi ar hynny. Yn olaf ond un, mae data yn her sylweddol yn hyn. Mae'n glir bod dyfodol ein system ynni, a rôl ddatgarboneiddio'r sector cyhoeddus, yn dibynnu ar ddata sydd yn ddibynadwy. Galwodd yr archwilydd ar gyrff cyhoeddus i wella'u dealltwriaeth nhw o allyriadau carbon. Beth ydy'r Llywodraeth yn gwneud i gefnogi hynny a beth sy'n cael ei wneud i wella casglu data gan y Llywodraeth ei hun wrth ystyried hyn? Yn olaf, Weinidog, hoffwn i ofyn: beth oeddech chi'n ei olygu wrth 'returns'? Roeddech chi'n dweud