Environment
Of all the main parties, the Liberal Democrats have led the way on the Environment. In 2008 the main green campaigning groups said that we were the party that had the best proposals for dealing with the environment.
The new green economy will be crucial to developing new quality jobs for ordinary people; we can manufacture new products to sell round the world.
Among our policies are:
- a target of 40%of UK electricity to come from non-carbon-emitting sources by 2020, rising to 100% by 2050.
- Improve energy efficiency in all sectors
- Begin a 10-year programme of home insulation
- Improve energy efficiency in school buildings
- NO new coal-fired power stations until carbon capture can be attached
- Work hard to get more done via EU and UN and help developing nations protect the global environment.
Here in Newcastle-under-Lyme the Lib-Dems on the council have produced a strategy for energy efficiency in council and borough. We have already improved recycling rates from 16% to 50% in just over 4 years, with local tax increased below the rate of inflation.
Liberal Democrats go green without it costing people the earth.
25th April 2010
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