GSLP-Liberals-Manifesto-2019

CONSOLIDATING PROTECTION OF
THE ENVIRONMENT
The importance of the Environment is
such that, as is the case in some other
countries, we will seek to embody
the need for a safe and healthy
environment in our Constitution. This
will be of particular importance should
we leave the European Union. We will
set up an independent Environmental
Tribunal which will include
international experts, to investigate
complaints in relation to infringements
of Environmental Law.
EU STANDARDS & BREXIT
As we have stated on many occasions,
a GSLP Liberal Government will keep
environmental legislation up to date
with the EU, even after Brexit, and will
adopt EU standards and targets as the
minimum for Gibraltar.
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES
We will investigate the need for a
regional epidemiological study but will
in any case tackle all the known factors
that contribute to illness caused by
environmental factors.
We are also announcing further
exciting research initiatives such as the
community-based research initiative
set out in our pages on education in
this manifesto.
25 YEAR PLAN & CLIMATE
CHANGE PLAN
Our 25 Year Plan and our Climate
Change Plan will set the course for
environmental policy and action for
Gibraltar for the next quarter of a
century, with strict targets to which
we will keep. This will encompass
absolutely every area of environmental
policy. This will reinforce GSLP Liberal
Government policies such as green
procurement, the green filter on
Government activity and development
and will also introduce new aims,
objectives and concepts, some of
which are presented in this Manifesto.
CLIMATE RESPONSIBILITY
We will achieve our carbon neutrality
and carbon emissions targets as set out
in the Climate Emergency Declaration.
We will therefore arrive at Carbon
Neutrality by 2030 and halve our
emissions by 2035, and by 80% by
2050, as set out in the Climate Change
Act. These will be the worst cases and
we will aim at achieving these earlier,
by executing our structured Climate
Change Plan. We will continue to keep
a Greenhouse Gas Inventory and fulfil
our obligations under the Compact
of Mayors to reduce emissions of
greenhouse gases for which Gibraltar
is responsible.
CLIMATE CHANGE ACT
ENFORCEMENT
We will abide strictly by the
requirements of the Climate Change
Act - also as a minimum objective.
Actions will include:
• setting periodic progress targets
which constrain the amount of
emissions in a given time period;
• keeping to the new reporting
framework, where the Minister will
be required to lay reports containing
prescribed information on progress
before Parliament;
• the creation of an independent
advisory body, the Climate Change
Committee, made up of a majority
of recognised international experts,
to advise the Government on how to
reduce emissions over time and across
the economy and, on any other matter
relating to climate change, including
adaptation to climate change;
• introducing new trading schemes
to meet the medium and long-term
targets;
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