How to tackle the recession

What if there was a way to tackle the recession, create a million new jobs, and build a greener future?

Since the start of the economic crisis, the Green Party has joined with leading economic thinkers in calling for a fresh way forward. The Green New Deal is a bold set of actions that would place the UK at the leading edge of green industry, while reducing fuel bills, creating a million much-needed jobs, and cutting carbon emissions.

The proposals would create a million new jobs in the UK in areas such as renewable energy production, home insulation, improved public transport, community banks and credit unions, local food supplies, and re-use and repair of goods. Thousands of jobs could be created in Worcester alone.

Louis Stephen, General Election Candidate for Worcester, said: "As a country we could create lasting jobs and make long-term savings by investing in green jobs and industries here in the UK. These are the kind of jobs that our country urgently needs to secure a healthy and stable future. Green jobs would not only cut carbon emissions, they would improve people's quality of life, cut fuel bills for everyone, reduce waste, and create energy sources that are clean,secure, and not dependent on diminishing supplies of foreign oil.

"These proposals are common sense, but the Government is failing to take action. The UK is lagging far behind other European countries in terms of renewable energy and green jobs. For example, ten times as many people are employed in the solar industry in Germany as in the UK. With Green MPs in Parliament we could hold the Government accountable for their failure to act, and press for real action to forge a fair and prosperous future."

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