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Annual targets for carbon emissions

“Every business and organization, and our government, should be expected to meet annual targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.”

2. How does it fit with Compass’ core beliefs of equality, solidarity, democracy, freedom, sustainability and well being?

Five years, in the climate change act, is too long. By the time the government can be held accountable it’s likely to be a new party! Almost every kind of organisation, including companies, are accountable annually. What we need are annual cuts of 3%? Failures will be immediately apparent and can be fixed.

3. How does it build the institutions of social democracy, like social groups and collective and cooperative forms of ownership and control?

It puts climate change on the annual policy cycle for regular discussion by any group with an interest.

4. How much will it cost or raise and where will any cost come from?

No direct cost. However, measuring GHG emissions will not be cost-free - but will be essential for any control regime.

5. Which groups in the electorate are likely to support or oppose this measure? Is there any polling evidence you have on this?

This isn’t directly relevant to any particular demographic. I suspect that most people would support it on commonsense grounds.

But, many of the changes that we need to make will produce winners and losers. Railway workers may be winners and airport staff losers.

This measure will sharpen the impact of necessary policies - that’s the point - and therefore prompt opposition from losers. Losers may include districts, companies and unions - I haven’t done a proper analysis.

6. Is there a place or country where it’s worked? Please provide some information.

No.

7. What are the three main arguments in favour/against it?

It will help to integrate action on sustainability with other kinds of action.

It will make climate change part of the ordinary planning process - not a special ’sometime, maybe’ issue.

It will bring necessary change to the front of planning processes. Today it’s often at the back and thus neglected.

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