English: This statement is very timely as COP27 happens in Egypt, as we've just heard. This morning, I met young people as part of Youth COP Cymru, which is arranged by Size of Wales, and it's clear to me that reducing carbon emissions is a priority for them in order to prevent the appalling predictions from coming about. Earlier this year, the Environmental Audit Committee in Westminster recommended that the UK Government should make the Tata steelworks in Port Talbot a pilot site for carbon capture and storage. Clearly, this is a very important site in terms of local jobs, but decarbonising the works there is also an integral part of securing the future in order to reduce energy costs and also to reduce emissions. I would be grateful, Minister, if you could tell us what discussions you've had with the UK Government on the possibility of including Port Talbot in the carbon capture, use and storage pilot. I would like to hear more, too, about what the Welsh Government is doing in order to make progress with carbon-capture programmes and supporting steel in Wales. In terms of the principle of carbon capture, I accept what you've said on the need to carry out thorough research into technologies being developed at the moment, but can you give us an idea of the rationale behind using this as a last resort? Is your concern that the carbon captured wouldn't be sufficient to contribute sufficiently for net-zero targets, and that we therefore shouldn't put too much emphasis on that? I'd like to understand that in more detail. And moving forward to what you said about hydrogen, I'm pleased that you recognise the huge potential in this area, and I would suggest that we need to make progress quickly here so that we can lead the way in Wales. I know that this is an issue that my colleague, Rhun ap Iorwerth, is very interested in. He's held a debate on the issue, and he's mentioned the excellent work happening in universities in Wales, as well as the fact that many innovative companies are located here. Plaid Cymru has been calling for some time for action in this area, and I would welcome, and I do welcome the fact that you intend to consult on a hydrogen strategy soon. But can you give us an assurance please that the work of developing the sector will continue in the meantime? And, finally, to return to COP27, there are two crucial things to understand. First of all, the scale of the problem. The head of the UN said that we are on the road to climate hell. Now, that sentence has been quoted a number of times in the Chamber already today, but we can't undervalue the importance of that. And in terms of understanding this, we need to be clear about the steps that the Government is taking, and intends to take, in order to get to grips with this problem. People across the world are seriously concerned about the situation; the young people I met this morning were gravely concerned. Can you tell us how your Government will use its influence to set an example and work with others to try and have an impact on the global situation? And on that final point, Minister, can you tell us whether there's been an opportunity missed in having the Welsh voice heard stronger on the international stage, given that the Scottish First Minister did attend COP27? Now, I don't intend that to be a criticism of you; I know that your Government takes this very seriously. But given that Wales's platform internationally is so great at the moment, do you think that there's been an opportunity missed here? Thank you.
Welsh: Mae'r datganiad hwn yn hynod o amserol wrth i COP27 ddigwydd yn yr Aifft, fel dŷn ni newydd fod yn clywed. Bore yma, mi wnes i gyfarfod pobl ifanc fel rhan o COP Ieuenctid Cymru, sydd yn cael ei drefnu gan Size of Wales, ac mae'n glir i mi bod lleihau yr allyriadau carbon yn flaenoriaeth iddyn nhw er mwyn ceisio atal y rhybuddion dychrynllyd rhag cael eu gwireddu. Yn gynharach eleni, mi wnaeth y Pwyllgor Archwilio Amgylcheddol yn San Steffan argymell y dylsai Llywodraeth y Deyrnas Gyfunol wneud gwaith dur Tata ym Mhort Talbot yn safle peilot ar gyfer dal, defnyddio a storio carbon. Yn amlwg, mae'r safle hwn yn bwysig iawn o ran swyddi lleol, ond mae datgarboneiddio'r gwaith yno hefyd yn rhan annatod o sicrhau'r dyfodol er mwyn lleihau costau ynni, a hefyd er mwyn lleihau allyriadau. Buaswn i'n ddiolchgar os gallech chi, Weinidog, ddweud wrthym ni pa drafodaethau gyda Llywodraeth y Deyrnas Gyfunol dŷch chi wedi eu cael ynglŷn â'r posibiliad o gynnwys Port Talbot yn y peilot dal, defnyddio a storio carbon. Buaswn i'n hoffi clywed mwy hefyd am yr hyn mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn ei wneud er mwyn symud ymlaen gyda chynlluniau dal carbon, a chefnogi gwaith dur yng Nghymru, wrth gwrs. O ran yr egwyddor o ddal carbon, rwy'n derbyn yr hyn dŷch chi wedi ei ddweud am yr angen i gynnal gwaith ymchwil trylwyr i dechnoleg sy'n cael ei ddatblygu ar hyn o bryd, ond a allwch chi roi syniad i ni plîs o'r rationale y tu ôl i ddefnyddio hyn fel opsiwn terfynol? Ife'r pryder yw na fydd canran y carbon fyddai'n cael ei ddal yn ddigonol er mwyn cyfrannu'n ddigonol ar gyfer net sero, felly na ddylen ni roi gormod ar bwyslais ar hynna? Buaswn i'n hoffi deall hynna yn fwy plîs. A gan symud ymlaen at yr hyn dŷch chi wedi'i ddweud am hydrogen, rwy'n falch eich bod yn cydnabod y potensial enfawr yn y maes hwn, a byddwn i'n awgrymu bod angen symud ymlaen yn gyflym ar hyn, fel ein bod ni'n gallu arwain y maes yng Nghymru. Rwy'n gwybod bod hyn yn bwnc mae fy nghyfaill Rhun ap Iorwerth yn ymddiddori'n fawr ynddo fe. Mae e wedi cynnal dadl ar hyn; mae e wedi sôn am y gwaith gwych sy'n digwydd mewn prifysgolion yng Nghymru, yn ogystal â'r ffaith bod sawl cwmni arloesol wedi'u lleoli yma. Mae Plaid Cymru wedi bod yn galw am beth amser am weithredu yn y maes hwn. Dwi yn croesawu'r ffaith eich bod chi'n bwriadu ymgynghori ar strategaeth hydrogen yn fuan. A allwch chi roi sicrwydd i ni plîs y bydd y gwaith o ddatblygu'r sector yn parhau yn y cyfamser? Ac yn olaf, i droi yn ôl at COP27, mae dau beth hanfodol i'w deall. Yn gyntaf, maint y broblem. Dywedodd pennaeth y cenhedloedd unedig ein bod ni ar lwybr tuag at uffern hinsawdd. Mae'r frawddeg yna wedi cael eu 'quote-o' nifer o weithiau'n barod yn y Siambr heddiw, ond gallwn ni ddim tanbrisio pwysigrwydd hynny. O ddeall hyn, mae angen bod yn gwbl glir am y camau mae pob Llywodraeth yn eu cymryd, ac yn bwriadu eu cymryd, er mwyn mynd i'r afael â'r broblem. Mae pobl ledled y byd yn poeni'n ddifrifol am y sefyllfa; roedd y bobl ifanc roeddwn i'n cwrdd â nhw'r bore yma wir yn poeni. A allwch chi ddweud sut bydd eich Llywodraeth yn defnyddio'ch dylanwad chi i osod esiampl a chydweithio gydag eraill i geisio cael effaith ar y sefyllfa fyd-eang? Ar y pwynt olaf yna, Weinidog, a allwch ch ddweud a ydych chi'n meddwl bod cyfle efallai wedi cael ei golli i gael llais Cymru yn gryfach ar y platfform rhyngwladol, o ystyried bod Prif Weinidog yr Alban wedi mynd i COP27? Dwi ddim yn bwriadu i hwnna i ddod drosodd fel eich cyhuddo chi o unrhyw beth fan hyn; dwi'n gwybod bod y Llywodraeth yn cymryd hyn o ddifrif yn fawr, ond achos bod platfform Cymru yn rhyngwladol mor uchel ar hyn o bryd, ydych chi'n meddwl efallai bod hynna'n gyfle sydd wedi cael ei golli? Diolch.