{"id":58182,"date":"2021-07-20T09:24:09","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T08:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/?p=58182"},"modified":"2021-07-20T09:24:09","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T08:24:09","slug":"the-global-green-new-deal-declaration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/2021\/07\/20\/the-global-green-new-deal-declaration\/","title":{"rendered":"The Global Green New Deal Declaration"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Global Green New Deal was launched last night at an event I attended (virtually, of course). This is the Declaration that underpins that Green New Deal.\u00a0<\/a>Caroline Lucas and Clive Lewis signed this from the UK parliament:<\/em><\/p>\n

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THE DECLARATION FOR A GREEN NEW DEAL<\/h2>\n

We believe the wellbeing of people and the planet must be placed at the heart of the political agenda.<\/p>\n

Plans for economic, social, racial, and environmental justice will be different in each country, but our shared experience of advancing a transformative agenda will inform and inspire all of us.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A Green New Deal consists of two main strands:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    Firstly, it involves the redesign of national and international financial systems so that they serve the needs of people and planet, and major changes to taxation;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Secondly, significant investment in energy conservation and renewable energies coupled with policies that reduce resource use in the global north. This means\u00a0 transforming the way we travel, the way we grow food, manage land, value the people who care for us and the way we work. These ambitious programmes must be designed to reduce the use of fossil fuels and restore nature at the scale and speed that science tells us is necessary. They need to address inequality within and between nations by focussing resources on the communities and places around the world where they are needed most.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    As elected representatives, we commit to working towards a Green New Deal that:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    1 BUILDS AN ECONOMY THAT DELIVERS WELLBEING FOR ALL OF US:<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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      The dominant economic system in the vast majority of the world is designed to pursue economic growth at any cost. We need new measures of progress that reflect the health and wellbeing of the real economy and ecosystems, account for long-term risks, and prioritise people and the planet over profits.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      We will redesign economies so that never again can so much be hoarded by so few, because every human being has the right to universal health care, free education (from early childhood to higher education), a life free of\u00a0systemic racism, sexism, and xenophobia, and everyone has the right to a living wage, healthy working hours and the ability to organise collectively.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      With the right regulatory frameworks, monetary tools, and fiscal mechanisms, we will channel the investment needed to transform our homes and buildings, industry, energy, manufacturing, land, agriculture, and the systems of care that support us all to meet the challenges of the crises in climate and nature.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      We will work together to regulate illicit financial flows, stop capital flight, end tax havens, and ensure that the world\u2019s biggest corporations and wealthiest people pay their fair share of tax.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      We will dismantle the systems of predatory finance that are responsible for keeping governments on a debt-treadmill, undermining public services and contributing to social and environmental destruction.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      2 PROTECTS AND ENHANCES THE EARTH WE SHARE\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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