Lib Dems launch a Green Road out of Recession
December 27, 2008 12:00 PM
Our "Green Road out of the Recession" outlines how a Liberal Democrat government would inject a green stimulus into the economy, both to provide jobs and investment now and to ensure our economy is sustainable in the future.
Our proposals include:
A five-year programme to insulate every school and hospital.
Funding insulation and energy efficiency for a million homes, with a £1,000 subsidy for a million more.
Building 40,000 extra zero-carbon social houses.
Buying 700 new train carriages and Reopening old railway lines and stations, opening new ones, electrifying the Great Western and Midland mainlines and beginning the Liverpool light rail network.
Installing energy and money saving smart meters in every home within five years.
Detailed plans can be read through the link to the Party website from the menu.
"Lib Dems believe that a better stimulus to the economy would be the much needed investment in Green infrastructure, urgently needed social housing and tackling the twin issue of climate change and fuel poverty. Using some of the £ billions allocated for the VAT reduction by Labour on these priorities would be a more sensible, long term approach." said South Suffolk Parliamentary Campaigner, Nigel Bennett.
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