The Coalition Government’s Environmental Policy: ConDem'ned to
SECOND NATIONAL BRITISH STUDIES CONFERENCE
UNITED KINGDOM
AFTER THE GENERAL ELECTION 2010
UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW, SEPTEMBER 15TH - 16TH, 2010
Radoslaw Stech & Gavin Harper
BRASS, Cardiff University
15th September 2010
Radek's Profile:
http://brass.cf.ac.uk/people/PhD_Scholars--Radoslaw_Stech.html
Gavin's Profile:
http://brass.cf.ac.uk/people/PhD_Scholars--Gavin_Harper.html
10. Environmentalism & Environmental Justice How dare you solve your environmental problems at my expense! “ In the contemporary world the extinction of the species Homo sapiens would be beneficial to the Ear th's Community of Life as a whole.” Taylor’s Respect for Nature
16. Climate Change Policy Climate change policy has not changed under the coalition government. The Climate Change Act 2008
17. Sustainable Development Policy The shared principles of sustainable development in the UK. They apply to the UK Government, Scottish Executive, Welsh Assembly Government and the Northern Ireland Administration. For a policy to be sustainable, it must respect all five principles. ‘ Securing the Future: Delivering UK Sustainable Development Strategy’, Cm 6467, 2005.
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19. All politicians have warm words on the environment, and all governments talk about leading the shift to a new green economy. This government is going to do things differently. We won’t try and dazzle you with green gimmicks. We want to impress you by quietly getting on with the job Quiet Green Revolution? Doesn’t sound all that ‘revolutionary’