The Green Liberal Democrats (GLD) is a campaigning organisation seeking to maximise the influence of the Party on sustainability. The GLD helps develop policies to tackle issues ranging from climate change and biodiversity loss to light pollution and over-packaging. It works with the Party's national policy working groups; Councillors; MPs; MEPs; and individuals, providing ideas, information and advice.
SOLAR HEATING TOTAL INSTALLED CAPACITY BY YEAR 2005
Stephen Martin and Rolf Jucker argue for the Higher Education sector to embrace sustainability
Much has happened in Europe since the party last reviewed policy in The Future of Europe (policy paper 56) in 2003: there has been a substantial enlargement of the European Union, significant uncertainty about its institutional arrangements following signature of the constitutional treaty and growing challenges (such as climate change, globalisation, migration, criminality and human rights abuses) in many of the policy areas in which the EU operates.
Ros Scott points out the flaws in the Government's transport policies and highlights local solutions
Heather Kidd describes a radical approach to affordable housing in a rural district
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