Gyda Ffos y Fran yn cau, yr oedd Llywodraeth Cymru yn ei gefnogi, pa ystyriaeth y mae'r Gweinidog wedi'i rhoi i'r effaith y bydd cau'r mwynglawdd yn ei chael ar dargedau newid hinsawdd Llywodraeth Cymru oherwydd yr angen i fewnforio glo i lenwi'r bwlch yn y cyflenwad yn sgil cau'r mwynglawdd?
The decision to close the Ffos-y-Fran mine was not one taken by the Welsh Government, but was made by the operator, Merthyr (South Wales) Limited, after it failed to acquire an extension to its planning permission from the local planning authority. Global net-zero targets can only be met if known fossil fuel reserves are not extracted and consumed. Increasing the domestic extraction of fossil-fuels would add to the global supply of coal, having a significant effect on Wales’ and the UK’s legally binding carbon budgets as well as international efforts to limit the impact of climate change. The Welsh Government’s established policy objective is therefore to avoid the continued extraction and consumption of fossil fuels.