Ms Marie Donnelly:

The first point, which we have made repeatedly, is that we need to be able to move faster. That applies to everybody; we all need to be able to move faster. Policy papers must come out more quickly and policy action needs to happen more quickly. As a consequence of that, decisions on planning, investment and construction would be able to happen faster. Speed is becoming absolutely essential to this whole process.

Do people need to talk more to each other? There is always a need for that. Part of the conversation that really is a challenge is that we are all very constrained by what is happening today, which makes it more difficult to think about the future. As Deputy Whitmore pointed out, not being able to understand a message in 2017 and having still to talk about it in 2023 is an illustration that, sometimes, we are looking at today's problems and not taking enough account of tomorrow's problems. We in the council are in something of a privileged position in that we are currently working on the carbon budget up to 2040. I am no longer living in 2023; I am somewhere in 2032 or 2033, trying to understand what direction of travel we should take, what issues are likely to arise and how we can address and prepare for them now in order to ensure we are going in the right direction. That is a challenge we have.