THE Welsh government announced the launch of a Climate and Nature Board today to start work on the country’s first action plan.

The new board will be chaired by rural resilience and sustainability minister Llyr Gruffydd, setting a target of net zero by 2040 and substantive nature recovery by 2050.

“This is not about treating climate and nature as separate problems — they are connected problems and we need to respond to them in a connected way,” Mr Gruffydd said.

“In developing the plan, we will bring people, communities, partners and organisations into the process of shaping solutions, drawing on their experiences as well as the evidence.

“Together, we will look for opportunities to take action across government and society that tackles the causes of these challenges, not just their symptoms.

“This means protecting and restoring the natural systems Wales depends on.”

Welsh Labour spokesperson Vikki Howells said: “Yet again, Plaid Cymru’s idea of action is to set up another board and plan to make another plan.

“In a climate and nature emergency, we need real action, not just talk.”