Alice Hooker Stroud, Wales Green Party Leader, commenting on the Autumn Statement said:
"To build a Wales fit for the future, the Welsh Government need to urgently redirect infrastructure spending to focus on climate change protection. New capital investment from Westminster presents an opportunity for Wales to build resilience to resist the impacts of climate change and transition to a clean, green economy.
In the same week that Wales has been handed millions of pounds of investment from Westminster we have seen floods wreak havoc in Wales; a reduction in climate change spending from the Welsh Government including cutting back flood defences; and a commitment to build more roads in Wales. These moves simply don't add up.
Welsh Government needs truly to have the wellbeing of future generations set at the heart of every investment action it makes; not just paying lip service to the idea. We need to grasp with both hands this opportunity to slow climate change and to build communities that are strong enough to stand up to the challenges of a changing climate, both now and in the future."