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SERA Mag.Indd NEW GROUND SPRING SUMMER 2008 Campaigning For Environmental Change & Social Justice NEW GROUND WELCOME It has been a time of change at Outside SERA, environmental further, looking closely at how the SERA recently, with the arrival of a issues have continued to rise up the environment is swinging the vote. new National Coordinator and two political agenda – from the London new Co-Chairs. It seems fitting elections, to the US primaries, This edition also marks the launch of then that New Ground has a new candidates’ green credentials have our ‘Big, Red and Green’ campaign, look and feel for this first edition been at the fore. In this edition to find the huge ideas that will ‘under new management’. of New Ground, we explore this help win votes for Labour in the next election. Already a number of leading Labour politicians have got involved through our on-line blog (at www.sera.org.uk), but we hope that CONTENTS as many members as possible will get involved in discussing the ideas NEWS CLIMATE CHANGE BILL STRENGTHENED P3 that will shape our future. NEWS TORIES AND LIB DEMS FAIL WIND POWER TEST P3 We hope that you enjoy this edition NEWS NUCLEAR NOT THE ANSWER P4 of the new-look New Ground. NEWS WINNING THE GREEN VOTE P5 Best wishes, Andrew Pakes NEWS CHANGING THE EMPHASIS OF STREETS P5 Justine Thornton NEWS SERA’S NEW YEAR RECEPTION P6 - 7 SERA Co-chairs. NEWS INSIDE SERA P7 PS Don’t forget to email us with your comments and suggestions for future FEATURE “Keeping London Leading The World” articles. KEN LIVINGSTONE ON THE LONDON ELECTIONS P8 - 9 FEATURE “Greening The Whitehouse? New Ground is published by SERA, JON SOHN & BRIAN PRUSNECK ON THE 2008 US 2nd Floor, 1 London Bridge, PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION P10 - 11 Downstream Building London SE1 9BG OPINION “Going Green Down Under” TEL 0207 022 1985 EMAIL SERA CO-CHAIR ANDREW PAKES ARGUES THE [email protected] www.sera.org.uk ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNFICANCE OF A LABOR WIN IN AUSTRALIA P12 If you would like to contribute to OPINION “Right Words” future editions or to join our mailing THE LEFT NEEDS A NEW WAY OF TALKING ABOUT THE list, please contact Melanie Smallman, National Coordinator. ENVIRONMENT ARGUES MELANIE SMALLMAN, P13 SERA’S NATIONAL COORDINATOR The views expressed in New Ground OPINION “It’s a Wrap” are not necessarily those of SERA, its EXECUTIVE MEMBER JAKE SUMNER PUTS THE CASE FOR executive or its members. STANDARDS IN RECYCLING PROVISION P14 - 15 LOCAL NEWS SERA REGIONAL NEWS P16 - 18 PARLIAMENTARY NEWS PARLIAMENTARY SERA P19 GET INVOLVED LAUNCHING SERA’S BIG, RED & GREEN CAMPAIGN P20 2. NEW GROUND SPRING SUMMER 2008 Campaigning For Environmental Change & Social Justice NEWS ‘STRENGTHENED’ CLIMATE CHANGE BILL IN FRONT OF PARLIAMENT A ‘strengthened’ Climate Change Forward the UK Climate Change Bill has been put in front of Bill’, asks the Committee to look at Parliament this spring, following the implications of including other a three-month public consultation greenhouse gases and emissions and pre-legislative scrutiny by from international aviation and three parliamentary committees. shipping in the UK’s targets as part of this review. It also strengthens When originally published in March their role, including by requiring the 2007, the draft Bill set out clear Government to seek the Committee’s legally binding targets for reducing advice before amending the 2020 or carbon dioxide emissions in the 2050 targets in the Bill and requiring UK by at least 60 per cent by 2050 the Government to explain its and 26 to 32 per cent by 2020. This reasons to Parliament if it does not was to be based on a new system accept the Committee’s advice on of “carbon budgets” set at least the level of the carbon budget, or if fifteen years ahead. It also proposed it does not meet a budget or target. the creation of a new independent, expert Committee on Climate Change to advise on the best way to For more information on SERA’s achieve these targets. work on the Climate Change Bill, please email Parliamentary Officer Amanda Root at The updated draft Bill, set out in a [email protected] Command Paper entitled ‘Taking TORIES AND LIB-DEMS FAIL WIND POWER TEST Conservative and Liberal In 2007 alone, the potential to “This research shows that there are Democrat run councils are generate 740mw wind power has considerable differences between blocking the development been refused planning permission the three main parties when it of wind power in the UK, – enough to power 400,000 homes. comes to the acceptability of wind according to the latest research power. If we are to meet the 20 per by SERA, released in January. “These figures raise serious cent target for renewables by 2020 challenges to David Cameron’s that the Labour Government has The research, which analysed the attempts to rebrand the Tories set, then it’s vital that the grass- outcome of planning applications and show that on wind power, he roots Tory and Liberal councillors to build wind farms made to local clearly hasn’t won over the hearts act more responsibly and show councils in the last 18 months, and minds of his party. Despite genuine support for wind power.” found that Conservative and his national rhetoric, the natural Liberal Democrat run councils have response of local Tories is to supported just 20 per cent of such oppose local renewable schemes A full copy of the windfarm report applications, while Labour councils or adopt a NIMBY approach” will be available from the SERA have approved 70 per cent. said Andrew Pakes, Co-Chair of website www.sera.org.uk SERA and author of the report. NEW GROUND SPRING SUMMER 2008 Campaigning For Environmental Change & Social Justice 3. NEWS NUCLEAR NOT THE ANSWER SERA expressed its disappointment Many investors are beginning and cannot ride to the rescue of in the Government’s decision to take an interest in supporting our 2020 energy mix in the way to expand nuclear power in innovative and competitive that the Government might hope. the UK, in January 2008. generating technologies such as wind, wave, tidal, solar and small- “Opinions on the value of nuclear In a public statement and a letter scale generating technologies. power differ substantially. However, to the Prime Minister and John Others, in particular Labour all experts agree that the costs Hutton, Secretary of State for councils and community housing associated with managing a Business, Enterprise and Regulatory groups, are investing in on-site safe and efficient nuclear power Reform, SERA executive members combined heating and electricity program mean that it would be Hugh Goulbourne and Lydia generating systems as well as highly negligent to allow it to go Merryll warned the Government other energy saving technologies. ahead without substantial public not to waste tax-payers money These technologies are reliable subsidy. Given the need for a mix on nuclear energy generation. and efficient. They can also be of generating and energy saving implemented within relatively technologies and the fact that “While we support the Government’s short to medium term time scales nuclear power cannot come on desire to tackle climate change allowing us to meet our EU 2020 stream in time to effect our 2020 and look at how the UK’s energy targets for a 20% reduction targets we continue to stress that sources can address this, we remain in CO2 emissions and 20% a current round of conventional concerned that the decision has not renewable energy generation.” nuclear replacement is not only addressed the considerable risks and unjustifiable, but an irrelevance to uncertainties on the use of nuclear Alongside the letter and statement, the stability of the UK. Instead, we power and the decommissioning of SERA also launched a pamphlet by would encourage the Government nuclear waste, in particular safety SERA’s Parliamentary Coordinator to continue its dialogue with all and cost.” The letter explained. Alan Whitehead MP, which added interested parties as to how to create further weight to the argument a truly diversified energy system” “In addition to our concerns about that nuclear is not the answer. The concludes Hugh Goulbourne. the safety and sustainability of the pamphlet ‘Do We Need Nuclear?’ UK’s nuclear generating industry, argues that the ‘stark facts’ about Copies of the letters, statement the decision will send a confused nuclear power, when looked at and pamphlet are available on signal to the energy market. in detail, indicate that it will not SERA’s website www.sera.org.uk 4. NEW GROUND SPRING SUMMER 2008 Campaigning For Environmental Change & Social Justice NEWS WINNING THE GREEN VOTE A small group of Labour MPs compared to strong Labour voters? in marginal constituencies were Michael Jacobs introduced the invited to share their ideas for meeting, explaining that Labour winning the green vote with needed to be seen to be leading the Prime Minister’s adviser on commitments to renewables on the environment, Michael and a low-carbon economy, but Jacobs, at a special SERA that it was also important to make meeting in January 2008. the environmental agenda visible with concrete proposals, such as With issues relating to the the current thinking around low- environment rising up the public energy lightbulbs. Ideas put forward agenda, the meeting was set up by MPs included the potential for discuss how environmental policies renewable energy projects such can become bigger vote winners for as the London Array to generate Labour, as part of SERA’s manifesto ‘green collar’ jobs and create process. In particular, the meeting enthusiasm for sustainability.
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