In the UK the Liberal Democrats have been consistently regarded as the political party with the best climate change policies - apart from the Green Party. We speak to their environment and transport spokespeople and grill them about their policies.
Produced by Phil England for Climate Radio. www.climateradio.co.uk If you broadcast the programme, itd be great if you could drop me a line to let me know at phil@switch-off.co.uk. If you broadcast the series - even better! The current series will be weekly until at least the end of December 2008.
The Liberal Democrats climate change policies are regarded by environmental campaign groups as the most progressive of any of the major parties in the UK. These include energy independence and a zero-carbon Britain by 2050. An efficiency standard for new power stations that would rule out unabatted coal. No nuclear power. No replacement for our Trident nuclear arsenal. Green taxes. Investment in public transport including a high speed rail network and complete electrification of the network. Virtually no airport expansion.
The Lib Dems have also been actively working to strengthen the UKâs Climate Change Bill. But has the profile of their green policies taken a back seat as the economy takes a downward turn?
We travel to Bournemouth to their party conference to interview their environment and transport spokesmen.
Liberal Democrat Policies www.libdems.org.uk/policies The Green Standard www.thegreenstandard.org.uk
The 300-350 Show is named after what is now believed to the safe level in parts per million (ppm) of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. This finding is based on the work of James Hansen and his team in a paper titled "Target Atmospheric CO2: Where Should Humanity Aim." http://arxiv.org/abs/0804.1126