Political parties must indicate how they will uphold and strengthen our carbon budgets
amid this climate crisis
Until now, there has been a relatively strong political consensus on the Climate Act and carbon budgets in principle. However, the outgoing Government has failed to secure agreement on the specific measures necessary to meet those budgets. In just over a year, we’ll enter the second carbon budget period, which requires far steeper emissions cuts than the first.
But they will disrupt some incumbent interests, require greater State spending, tighter regulations of polluting activities and a reallocation of financial and human resources towards climate mitigation. They also require the State to shift from supporting the status quo to actively promoting a transformation across society, from the economic model to land use.
To avoid this, parties should commit, before the election, to uphold existing carbon budgets. They should also clarify which policies they plan to implement to close the gap to meeting those budgets and articulate their vision for agriculture, land use, transport, energy and the economy, and how these sectors can be transformed to meet the needs of people without wrecking the planet.
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