THIS week, the Cop26 United Nations climate change conference is taking place in Glasgow.

World leaders and ambassadors have come together to discuss what can be done to reduce climate change and global warming.

In Paris’s 2015 Cop21 summit, it was agreed by world leaders that they would work together under the Paris Agreement to reduce global warming to 1.5 degrees and that every five years, there would be an updated plan to reflect the highest possible ambition at the time. However, in the past five years, the reduction of global warming has not come near to the 1.5 degree target.

We asked Argus readers what they believe should be done by the Welsh Government to reduce climate change and this is what you had to say.

Shelly Collins said: “Solar panels on all homes – private, council and housing authorities – especially with energy prices soaring.

“Bring back bigger bins as there’s a high rise in fly-tipping, I believe mainly because people have too small bins and limited access to the tips. The council to provide vermin services again.

“More green space and trees, more dog poo bins especially on estates. Splash Park in Tredegar Park, splash park or pool in Beechwood Park, free outdoor gym replaced in Tredegar Park.”

Sabrina Pace said: “Less travelling for work when they don’t have to would be a start. The world thrived in lockdown, so humans are the problem. Educate people in all walks of life.”

Wendy Powell said: “Ban or change the contents of wet wipes. Implement big fines for littering. Recycle shops at all skips. Hard waste collection from houses to recycle shops. Fly tippers to work cleaning up the streets plus fines implemented. Assistance to buy or lease hybrid cars.”

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David Clements said: “More green energy, tidal and wind and use of our rivers and more solar energy on our houses.”

Rob Buchanan said: “Less traffic in city centres, more green spaces, plant more trees, get new energy supplies from use of River Severn. Use plastics to resurface all roads. All homes to be fitted with solar panels.”

Public transport improvement was one of the main things Argus readers wanted to see.

Richard Turner said: “Invest in better public transport.”

Claire Peach said: “Norwegian model for introducing electric vehicles in a way that makes them a real alternative, even if it’s just for a while whilst we work on our hydrogen vehicles and hopefully the ethics of the batteries.

“Regardless of what people think of the protestors, insulation does matter.

“More access for allotments and growing space – the lists are so long and take years – promoting low food miles and low impact options.

“The public transport system is a mess. Flexi bus seemed such a viable option but a good 60 per cent of the routes my son needs to attend university are always unavailable, that’s pushing him into buying a car he wouldn’t otherwise want.”

Emma Nicholas said: “Put on decent public transport systems. Extend the routes of buses to retail parks, warehouses etc. Reduce cost of train fares which are very expensive and make the times for buses and trains accessible for people who work shift patterns or early mornings that would go towards helping reduce the number of cars on the roads.”

Duncan Campbell said: “A bypass around Newport so people don’t have to sit for hours in queues on the existing substandard section of the motorway around the tunnel areas. Free flowing traffic is less polluting than standing traffic.”

Some people targeted the climate cost of the conference itself. Ryan Lewis said: “Having the meeting on Skype would have been better as opposed to 3,000 people plus entourage staff, more taxis or limos and private jets flying from all around the world burning diesel and other fuels to talk about climate change.”

The Welsh Government is committed to reaching Net Zero by 2050.