Lib Dems – Five Green Laws   These seem really rather sensible suggestions – To read more go to:

http://www.edie.net/news/6/Lib-Dem-manifesto-Fighting-climate-change-with-five-green-laws/28073/

1) A Zero Carbon Britain Act Key measures include upgrading the Climate Change Act with a legally-binding target for Britain to be carbon-neutral by 2050.  2) Resource Efficiency and Zero Waste Britain Act – The circular economy “The successful economies of the future will be ‘circular’, says the manifesto, and the Lib Dems are the only major party to make firm commitments on waste, including a statutory target to recycle 70% of waste in England. 3) A Green Transport Act The headline measure is a requirement that every new bus and taxi is Ultra Low Emission from 2030 and every car on the road meets that standard by 2040. 4) A Green Buildings Act The Lib Dems plan to reform the Green Deal ‘pay as you save’ scheme into a new Green Homes Loan Scheme, funding renewable heat and electricity alongside energy efficiency. 5) A Nature Act The party wants to place introduce a new Public Sector Sustainability Duty, requiring steadily higher green criteria in public procurement policy, and placing requirements on public authorities to act in a sustainable manner. It also plans to bring EU air and water quality targets into UK law and place the Natural Capital Committee on a statutory footing.
Act for Nature: the campaign for a Nature & Wellbeing Act – The Wildlife Trusts and the RSPB

 What is the Nature and Wellbeing Act?    A proposed piece of legislation to bring about the recovery of nature in a generation, for the benefit of people and wildlife.  The proposals have been drafted by The Wildlife Trusts and the RSPB and are supported by more than 20 partner organisations.  A joint public campaign – Act for Nature – is asking politicians to act for nature. More than 9,000 people contacted their MPs about the Act (including every MP in England) before Parliament was dissolved on 31 March ahead of the 2015 General Election. We believe that the restoration of nature – and the many ways this would benefit society – needs to be a central priority for the next government.

Why do we need it?  We need nature – but our relationship with it is in trouble.

We need legislation that supports and scales up individual action for nature

Nature matters to all of us, but the loss of wildlife is continuing at an alarming pace. 60% of our key species are in decline as is our own health and wellbeing. The two things are linked. Over 90% of people recently surveyed agreed that our wellbeing and quality of life is based on nature and biodiversity.  We need that message to reach our politicians so please join our campaign & ask your MP to Act for Nature, and call for a Nature and Wellbeing Act in their Party’s election manifesto.  You can read our Green Paper for more details.

http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/naturewellbeingact