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2010 United Kingdom National Election - Policy Comparison
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Party key and links to policy websites:
Green Party
Liberal Democrats
Conservative Party
Labor
UK Independence Party
Note: Links correct at time of original posting.
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| Accepts the science that the current climate change is largely human caused |  |
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| Separate climate policy | |
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| Supports the UN lead approach to climate change | |
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| Recognition of international equity issues around climate change | |
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| Support for developing and poorer nations to tackle climate change | |
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| Goals* | Greens |
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| 300 ppm CO2 or below |  |
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| Interim target of 350 ppm CO2 | |
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| Net negative emissions | |
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| Near zero emissions | |
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| Zero net emissions | |
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| 2020 Goals | ||||||
| Zero or negative emissions by 2020 | |
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| 80% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions below 1990 levels by 2020 | |
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| 60% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions below 1990 levels by 2020 | |
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| 40% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions below 1990 levels by 2020 | |
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| 20% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions below 1990 levels by 2020 | |
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| 5% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions below 1990 levels by 2020 | |
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| -25% or more reduction of greenhouse gas emissions below 1990 levels by 2050 | |
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| Negative emissions by 2050 | |
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| Near zero emissions by 2050 | |
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| Net zero emissions by 2050 | |
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| 80% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions below 1990 levels by 2050 | |
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| 60% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions below 1990 levels by 2050 | |
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| 40% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions below 1990 levels by 2050 | |
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| Global Cooling | ||||||
| Identified need to achieving global cooling. | |
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Identified methane reduction as key mechanism for achieving global cooling. | |
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| Emission reduction mechanisms | Greens |
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| Government designed mandatory reductions | |
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| Carbon tax | |
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| Carbon trading | |
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| Energy | Greens |
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| Support crash conversion to renewable based electricity system | |
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| Support major role out of renewables | |
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| Support minor role out of renewables | |
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| Significant support for small small scale renewables | |
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| Closing down coal fired power plants | |
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| Oppose "clean coal carbon capture and storage" | |
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| Remove fossil fuel subsidies | |
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| Oppose nuclear power plants | |
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| Plan to limit energy growth | |
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| Plan to promote energy efficiency | |
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Transport | Greens |
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| Near zero emission transport policy | |
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| Low emission Urban design and development | |
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| Major improvements in public transport | |
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| Minor improvements in public transport | |
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| Support high speed rail link between major cities | |
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| Significant improvements in cycling and walking infrastructure | |
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| Significant decrease in road spending | |
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| Upgrading and expand rail freight | |
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| Support of electric and plug in hybrid vehicles | |
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| Supports low emissions car industry | |
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| Identifies need to act on issues of oil peak | |
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| Opposes coal to oil and other GHG intensive fuels | |
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| Opposes conversion of food to fuel | |
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| Land clearing and forestry | Greens |
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| End to land clearing or greenhouse intensification of land use | |
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| End to logging of native / old forests | |
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| Including land clearing and forestry emissions in carbon tax/trading systems | |
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| Agriculture | ||||||
| Policy to reduce emissions from agriculture | |
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| Acknowledgement of the key role livestock and consequently meat and dairy consumption have on emissions | |
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| Including agricultural emissions in carbon tax/trading systems | |
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| Social Justice / Equity | Greens |
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| Social justice elements in plans to address climate change | |
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| Social equity elements such as carbon rationing | |
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| Accepting regional climate refugees | |
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| Population | ||||||
| Plans to reduce or stabilise population growth | |
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Notes: 1. The UK Independence Party are a true mouth piece for the climate denial industry, even going going to the point of seeking to ban the Inconvenient Truth movie from UK schools. Well deserved double skull. 2. Though the UKIP will seek to reduce immigration down to 50K the natural population increase in the UK is around 200K per year, similar to current immigration levels.
Key:
= Especially good policy or goes beyond stated goal.
= Supports
= Does not support or no evidence of support.
= Policy position has negative outcomes that deserve highlighting.
= Policy has very negative outcomes or moves us backwards.
= Yet to be assessed.
* = if goals listed in policy are given in a range, for example 60-80% reduction on 1990, the lower figure is used as the reference point.
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