GLDNEWS November 2018
GLDNEWS November 2018
29 Nov 2018
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Liberal Democrat News
What should Liberal Democrats do to prepare for the next Financial Crisis? by Felix Dodds
In October there was a very interesting briefing by UNCTAD of its report on Debt Vulnerabilities in Developing Countries: "A New Debt Trap? and its Trade and Development report." It was the first of these reports that interested me most due to its coverage on the alarming trends in debt and extent of the debt crisis.
10 Dec 2018
Fracking Briefing (December 2018)
It is clear that developing an unconventional oil and gas industry in the UK will result in unacceptable negative impacts on local communities, local democracy, energy security, jobs, the climate, health and the environment, and that the government should instead be urgently developing an energy policy and infrastructure that provides the clean renewable energy future that our country - and the planet - so desperately needs.
SM
23 Dec 2018
Air Pollution
As Liberal Democrats and Green Liberal Democrats we are all aware that Climate Change is the number one issue facing humanity. The IPCC Report in October 2018 made it very clear that we only have twelve years left to radically alter our impact on the planet to limit the climate change dangers of extreme weather, drought, floods and poverty.
KD
3 Jan 2019
Agriculture & Environment - Counter-Intuitive Truths
Green Liberal Democrats Conference, May 2018, Nottingham Agriculture & Environment - Counter-Intuitive Truths A presentation by Phillip Bennion Biography After leaving school Phillip took a degree in Agricultural Botany at Aberdeen followed by a PhD on oilseed rape, agronomy and plant breeding at Newcastle University.
SPBSB
6 Jan 2019
TUCAN - launch of the Trade Union Clean Air Network on Wednesday 6th February
If you are a Green Liberal Democrat and a Trade Unionist you may wish to accept the invitation below to attend the launch of TUCAN - the Trade Union Clean Air Network - on Wednesday 6th February at 2.00pm. Air Pollution has been described as a Public Health Emergency that affects every sity and most, if not every, workplace. It is not only a Trade Union issue it is an issue for everyone. We should not forget that Air Pollution is associated with 40,000 premature deaths each year in the UK.
KD
7 Jan 2019