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let’s talk about...John JOHN CORTES HAS SERVED YOU AS MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT SINCE 9 DECEMBER 2011 AND ADDITIONALLY AS MINISTER FOR ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE, UTILITIES AND ELDERLY RESIDENTIAL SERVICES SINCE DECEMBER 2013. IN 2016 HE BECAME MINISTER FOR EDUCATION, HERITAGE AND PUBLIC HEALTH. HE QUALIFIED IN ECOLOGY IN LONDON AND GAINED HIS DOCTORATE AT OXFORD. AS A STUDENT HE FOUNDED THE GIBRALTAR UNION OF STUDENTS. HE WAS DIRECTOR OF THE GIBRALTAR BOTANIC GARDENS FOR 20 YEARS FROM 1991 AND GENERAL SECRETARY OF GONHS BETWEEN 1976 AND 2011. JOHN WAS ALSO THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE OLD ST BERNARD’S HOSPITAL BETWEEN 1988 - 1991 AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF THE GHA BETWEEN 1992 AND 2007. HE HAS REPRESENTED GIBRALTAR INTERNATIONALLY AND HELD POSTS IN SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS IN THE UK AND IN SPAIN. HE HAS LED RESEARCH PROJECTS IN GIBRALTAR AND MOROCCO. A MAGISTRATE FOR 17 YEARS, HE HAS ALSO BEEN ACTIVE IN YOUTH WORK AND THE PERFORMING ARTS.HE IS MARRIED TO VALERIE AND THEY HAVE TWO CHILDREN, ZOE AND MARK, AND TWO GRANDCHILDREN, RYAN AND LEA. ENVIRONMENT, HERITAGE, ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE #GREENGIBRALTAR THE ENVIRONMENT The importance of the Environment, both local and global, is now recognised as it has never been before. The <strong>GSLP</strong> Liberal Government, more than any other Government in the history of Gibraltar, has made Environment and Climate Change central in our work and in our policies. The declaration of a Climate Emergency and the passing of the Climate Change Act, would have been unimaginable eight years ago before the <strong>GSLP</strong> <strong>Liberals</strong> were returned to office. We can never do enough for the Environment, but the <strong>GSLP</strong> <strong>Liberals</strong> have done a great deal. From Commonwealth Park, to the new power station and the closing down of the old, polluting and unreliable diesel ones. From the new Promenade at Little Bay to the rescuing our unique Barbary Partridges from the brink of extinction. From planting of trees to encouraging - and achieving - energy efficiency, to putting over 150 pieces of environmental legislation in our statute books. The environmental record of the <strong>GSLP</strong> <strong>Liberals</strong> is second to none in Gibraltar and is the envy of many countries. We will continue to apply Sustainable Development Goals to all our policies. In Heritage too, the Heritage and Antiquities Act is now law, and decisions such as the preservation of the Mount, the legal protection we have given to the Alameda Gardens, restoration works, appointing a Government Archaeologist, and much more have proven the <strong>GSLP</strong> Liberal commitment to preserving and researching our past. The next four years will see not only consolidation, but an ambitious, achievable programme to better protect, enhance and manage all aspects of our environment and heritage, and everything that impacts on our energy and carbon profile and on our quality of life. Our programme will concentrate on wellbeing, on mindfulness, on a healthy way of life in a healthy environment, which are the basis of a successful and happy community. So, as a theme pervading all of our policies, we will make #GreenGibraltar a Child Friendly City, ensuring that all that we do has the wellbeing and benefit of children - our future generations - at the core. #GREENGIBRALTAR THE WELLBEING OF FUTURE GENERATIONS We will continue with our ambitious environmental legislative programme. This will include introducing a Wellbeing of Future Generations Act which will, among its provisions, require public bodies and all those who make policy to think about the long-term impact of their decisions. It will require Gibraltar to look to the future, and address in advance such issues as the future effect of artificial intelligence, ways of responding to Climate Change and changing challenges to our health such as increased antibiotic resistance. This will enable Gibraltarians to continue to look forward to the future with confidence, assured of living long and healthy lives in pleasant surroundings. Public bodies will be required to focus on how their decisions are going to impact in the long-term, and to work together to prevent problems occurring, recognising that no single public body can respond alone to some of the challenges that society will face in the future. The principle of Sustainability will be key in all Government processes. This will include in development where energy, water, waste and materials to be used must follow sustainable targets and the potential carbon impact of these activities must be factored in. We will also ensure that development takes into account Gibraltar’s strategic vistas and will ensure that we are retaining Gibraltar’s well-known iconic landscapes and profiles. ...aspire to the best Gibraltar 61
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CONTENTS PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM FABI
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Our credentials are clear. We have
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