Changing the rules

The Government's rules encourage economic activity that's bad for the planet and its people.

Climate change rules

The Government often takes big decisions that increase carbon emissions:

• Air expansion plans
  Will help to triple aviation's carbon emissions by 2050.
• Ploughing billions into motorway widening
  Rather than improving greener transport alternatives.
• Campaigning for less green action

  Lobbying to weaken EU rules on how much renewables should be produced.

Better decision-making rules

The Government's rules for making decisions need reforming to deliver quality economic activity, not just quantity.

The Government needs to:

• Set a tough carbon budget 
  - to limit the UK's contribution to climate change.

• Put a higher price on carbon
  - to make sure the UK stays within this carbon budget.

• Stop big carbon-increasing proposals
  - as they'll mean much more carbon dioxide will have to be cut elsewhere.

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