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A Summary of SERA'a ten manifesto proposalsNew Ground 68
1.Quality bus services for allReinvigorate sustainable transport choices, such as walking and cycling, and encourage more reliable and efficient bus services.
2. Safe and liveable streets for childrenReduce child pedestrian accidents through a national programme of traffic calming measures targeted at disadvantaged areas.
3. Keeping traffic on the moveIntroduce road user charging in urban areas and tolling on busy motorway routes.
4. Plane trading - reducing aviation emissionsInclude aviation in the European emissions trading framework at the earliest opportunity and increase Air Passenger Duty (APD) for long haul flights.
5. 'It's the low carbon economy, stupid'Continue to encourage innovation and investment in new and emerging low carbon technologies.6. Waste not, burn notReform waste management taxation to reduce landfill disposal and incineration.7. Getting out of the mess we're inReward those households that produce the least waste through variable charging.8. Creating greener and healthier communitiesImprove health outcomes through better co-ordination of environment and public health objectives across government.9. Leading the way in promoting socially responsible businessEncourage the UK's top 1000 businesses to lead the world in reporting on their social and environmental performance.10. Making this the environment MillenniumPutting climate change at the heart of achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). |