Oh, okay, I downloaded the English version!
The manifesto pledges are in red, any comments I make are in black.
We want decisions on energy production to be taken closer to the people - in our National Assembly, rather than at Westminster.
That's fair enough. If the Conservatives and Labour want to give local councils more control over energy generation, then there's no reason why the Welsh Assembly shouldn't have increased powers too.
Plaid will continue to campaign for a windfall tax on energy companies to help pay for grants for insulation for lower income families.
We will also work to ensure that the new feed-in tariffs encourage community-scale renewable energy.
The National Assembly has agreed, with cross party support, to reduce emissions by 40% below 1990 levels by 2020. Plaid will work to ensure that this decision is turned into meaningful and effective action
We will continue to oppose the use of waste incinerators and support binding targets for waste prevention
Opposing the use of waste incinerators will be news to their fellow Nationalists who don't seem to see anything wrong with incinerators.
We support recycling targets of 80% of domestic waste by 2020 and the introduction of a higher landfll tax
We will campaign for changes in public procurement legislation so that Local Authorities can favour materials from recycled and local sources.
This is the first time in any of the manifestos where we've seen public procurement mentioned as a means to achieving environmental goals.
reaffirm our commitment to keeping Wales GM-free
We need to make sure the new ‘Supermarket Ombudsman’, which Plaid has long called for, has the teeth it needs so that Welsh producers get a fair deal.
There's that Supermarket Ombudsman again. I'm beginning to suspect I missed an announcement recently!
We will support micro generation and other small-scale sustainable power generation schemes, including tidal, wave-power, on-shore and offshore wind, hydro and biomass
We call for emission performance standards for all new power stations and we reaffrm our opposition to the construction of any new nuclear power stations in Wales.
We call for research into the creation of a European Smart Power Grid for the sharing of renewable energies across Europe.
Plaid Cymru opposes plans for a third runway at Heathrow
We call for the removal of hidden subsidies for air travel and the introduction of tax on aviation fuel. The revenue generated should be invested in improving the public transport network and in reducing rail and long-distance bus fares substantially.
The playing field between airlines and public transport should be levelled. The lack of a tax on aviation fuel cannot be justified in a climatically-changing world.
We reiterate our call for the railway system to be brought back into public ownership.
We call for a review of the National Assembly’s powers over freight transport and a phased transfer of heavy freight from road to rail
Because Plaid Cymru recognises that in many parts of Wales road travel is unavoidable, we are committed to upgrading key major road routes, especially north-south links.
It was all going so well until the call for more roads! But still, not a bad effort. However, as I suspect the SNP manifesto will be, it reads as a mere "holding document" for a party waiting for next year's Welsh Assembly elections.
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