The Green Liberal Democrats' Record
The Green Liberal Democrats is the environmental campaign group of the Liberal Democrats. It is the largest campaign group within the Party, and has been influential in ensuring that all aspects of the Party's policies have their ecological impact considered. It is working to put sustainability onto the mainstream political agenda.
The Liberal Democrats' Record on the Environment
In the FOE report on one year of "The Greenest Government Ever" published this year, the introduction says "Cameron had led the Conservative Party into a Coalition with a Liberal Democrat party that had both a strong track record on the environment, and a firm promise in its manifesto to integrate the environment into all policy areas."
Unfortunately the report is not glowing in it's assessment - at every turn we appear to be losing to the growth-is-everything bean-counters. "Liberal Democrat Ministers have failed to promote their cause with sufficient vigour inside the Coalition, and their back-benchers have failed to hold their own Ministers properly to account."
In the past, the Liberal Democrats have consistently score highly in independent reviews of their policies and record of action. During the General Election in 2001, the Friends of the Earth gave the Lib Dems' manifesto a score of 37.5 out of 50. This compared with a Labour score of 23 and an abysmal Tory score of just 6.5!
The Lib Dems similarly scored highly when FoE repeated the exercise for the 2003 Welsh Assembly and Scottish Parliament elections.
Friends of the Earth gave the Liberal Democrat MEPs a 99% rating for their voting record on environmental issues. This 
compares with Labour's 70% and the Conservatives' shocking 13% rating.
For more information, including your region's MEPs' voting records, see www.eu-votewatch.org.
Our continuing inability to push through our ideals at the heart of national government makes us all the more determined to lobby and inform MPs and ministers. Without the environment, there is no society - there is no economy. We must protect and preserve it and force those who ask for our support to do likewise.
Policy
The Liberal Democrats have a democratic policy making process. Every member has a real chance to contribute to how policy works. For this reason, organisations like the Green Liberal Democrats have a real chance to set the agenda.
Liberal Democrats Environment Policy
- Here are a collection of the policy papers over the last 17 years that have a strong green tint:
- PP2 Reclaiming the City (1994)
- PP5 Reclaiming the Countryside (1994)
- PP8 Agenda for Sustainability (1994)
- PP15 Transporting People, Tackling Pollution (1995)
- PP16 Investment, Partnership, Sustainability (1995)
- PP22 Conserving Tomorrow (1996)
- PP23 A Home of Your Own (1996)
- PP24 Water (1996)
- PP25 A World of Opportunity (1996)
- PP26 Living in the Greenhouse (1997)
- PP27 Our Skies (1997)
- PP29 Making the Environment our Business (1998)
- PP31 Keeping the Balance (1999)
- PP32 Housing Policy into the 21st Century (1999)
- PP35 Global Responses to Global Problems (2000)
- PP37 Engaging Communities (2000)
- PP40 Reforming Governance in the UK (2000)
- PP41 A Strategy for Sustainability (2000)
- PP45 Local Economies, Local Choice (2001)
- PP46 Transport for People (2001)
- PP48 Defending Democracy (2002)
- PP50 It's About Freedom (2002)
- PP52 Rural Futures (2002)
- PP55 Planning for the 21st Century (2002)
- PP56 Future of Europe (2003)
- PP58 Conserving the Future (2003)
- PP59 Setting Business Free (2003)
- PP61 Respecting All Animals (2003)
- PP69 Affordable Homes in Safer, Greener Communities 2004)
- PP71 A Soft Landing: Creating a Sustainable et in Aviation (2005)
- PP74 Britain's Global Responsibilities (2006)
- PP75 Fairer, Simpler, Greener (2006)
- PP76 Trust in People (2006)
- PP77 Green and Prosperous Communities (2007)
- PP82 Zero Carbon Britain: Taking a Global Lead (2007)
- PP86 Security and Liberty in a Globalised World (2008)
- PP87 Shaping Our World Through a Strong Europe (2008)
- PP93 Our Natural Heritage (2009)
These are all available through the members area of the libdem website linked above.
A Better Environment, A Better Life - Lib Dem Environment Team Policy Document (Acrobat Format)
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