English: Our communities are important to all Members of Plaid Cymru across Wales, but they're particularly important to me because they're part of my portfolio. So, I'd like to focus my contribution to this debate on the generation of community energy, and we've heard about that in the previous debate. It's possible these projects could only be a small part of the energy system in future, but they are a vital part, because they will play a key role in gaining permission, increasing engagement and incorporating the kind of radical behaviour change that we will need to avoid the worst effects of the climate crisis. Communities have to be at the heart of any green change. Every community has its role to play. As Community Energy Wales said, there is increased interest from town and community councils that want to provide energy projects to get to grips with the climate crisis. The grass-roots projects are, by their nature, democratic in their structure, and this means that they promote democratic engagement. And we know that we have a deficiency in this regard in Wales. We will need to have that citizenship engagement to reach zero carbon, so we need to ask the Government to provide that guidance in the sector. In order to unlock the potential of community energy on a wide scale, we need a long-term policy environment that is stable and supported by the Welsh Government and the UK Government. It's difficult to overstate the importance of community energy to drive that behaviour change. During the coming years, decarbonising the economy will call for significant change for consumers, such as changing to heat pumps and retrofitting our housing stock, which is often poorly insulated. Community energy organisations are acknowledged and trusted in their local areas for their community benefits, so they're vital in generating that public support and that contribution to transition to new energy sources.
Welsh: Mae ein cymunedau yn bwysig i holl Aelodau Plaid Cymru ledled Cymru, ond maen nhw'n arbennig o bwysig i mi gan eu bod yn rhan o fy mhortffolio. Felly, hoffwn ganolbwyntio fy nghyfraniad i'r ddadl hon ar gynhyrchu ynni cymunedol, ac rydyn ni wedi clywed rhywfaint am hynny y prynhawn yma yn y ddadl flaenorol. Mae'n bosib y bydd y prosiectau hyn ddim ond yn rhan fach o'r system ynni yn y dyfodol, ond maent yn hanfodol gan y byddant yn chwarae rhan allweddol wrth gael caniatâd, cynyddu cyfranogiad ac ymgorffori math o ymddygiad radical y bydd angen inni ei gael i osgoi eithafoedd gwaethaf yr argyfwng hinsawdd. Mae'n rhaid i gymunedau fod wrth wraidd unrhyw newid gwyrdd. Mae gan bob cymuned ei rôl i'w chwarae. Fel y nododd Ynni Cymunedol Cymru, mae diddordeb cynyddol gan gynghorau plwyf a thref a sefydliadau cymunedol eraill sydd am ddarparu prosiectau ynni i fynd i'r afael â newid hinsawdd. Mae prosiectau ynni cymunedol ar lawr gwlad, yn ôl eu natur, yn ddemocrataidd eu strwythur, ac mae hyn yn golygu eu bod yn hyrwyddo cyfranogiad democrataidd, a gwyddom fod gennym ddiffyg o hyn yng Nghymru. Bydd angen dinasyddiaeth ynni ymgysylltiol er mwyn sicrhau net sero. Rydym yn galw ar y Llywodraeth i ddarparu cefnogaeth wirioneddol amlwg i'r sector. Er mwyn datganoli potensial ynni cymunedol i gyflawni ar raddfa eang, mae angen amgylchedd polisi hirdymor sefydlog a chefnogol gan Lywodraethau Cymru a'r Deyrnas Unedig. Mae'n anodd gorbwysleisio pwysigrwydd ynni cymunedol wrth sicrhau newid ymddygiad. Yn ystod yr ychydig flynyddoedd nesaf, bydd datgarboneiddio'r economi yn gofyn am newidiadau sylweddol i ddefnyddwyr, megis newid i bympiau gwres ac ôl-ffitio ein stoc dai, sydd yn aml yn hen ac wedi'i hinswleiddio'n wael. Mae sefydliadau ynni cymunedol yn cael eu hymddiried a'u cydnabod yn eu hardal leol am flaenoriaethu lles eu cymunedau, ac felly maen nhw'n hanfodol wrth adeiladu cefnogaeth gyhoeddus a chefnogaeth i gyfrannu yn y broses o bontio newid ynni.