The world is in a climate crisis.
The UN Secretary General, António Guterres, has called on the world’s nations to “massively fast-track climate efforts by every country and every sector and on every timeframe.”
The Climate Manifesto is our attempt to show how to do that.
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Summary
Scotland has been a global climate leader. But, while championing international action is welcome, it needs to do much more to reduce emissions at home, to prepare for the climate changes that are coming, and to help less-well-off countries already suffering deep impacts.
The Climate Manifesto is a collection of proposals that could help us get back on track. It is a wealth of content for those revising Scotland climate plans, and a wide-ranging set of plans for political party manifesto writers.
From farming to transport and from energy to our seas, the policies in this document cover vast swathes of the economy. They also show how to change the economy itself and they demand that we make our fair contribution to the rest of the world’s efforts to cope with a changing climate.
The policies in the Climate Manifesto concentrate on reducing emissions but also touch on adaptation. Critically, they outline how climate action can be paid for fairly by making polluters pay.
Climate Manifesto:
Policies to deliver action
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