Green new deal
A real Green New Deal for Scotland
Author / Creator: Common Weal
Media type: Video
Date published: 2024
The world is under threat from ... environmental crises and Scotland ...has enduring social failures like poverty and inequality. ... But both can be tackled if we take them head-on and plan for them.
Green Politics
Author / Creator: Antje Brown
Media type: Book
Date published: 2020
Scottish decision makers shy away from a determined green approach. Can Green ambitions and national identity politics be pursued together?
Why the Oil Barons Can’t Survive a Green New Deal
Author / Creator: Craig Dalzell
Media type: Article
Date published:
The alternatives to oil are already apparent. The transition to a green economy will remove the demand for almost all oil based products.
A real Green New Deal for Scotland
Author / Creator: Common Weal
Media type: Video
Date published: 2020
The Common Home Plan is a reason for optimism and hope. It is a costed proposal for how to avert the environmental crises, transform Scotland and get the nation ready for the era to come.
21 For 21: The Climate Change Actions Scotland Needs Now
Author / Creator: Common Weal
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published:
21 Policies that would enable Scotland to meet our responsibilities as laid out by the 2021 IPCC Sixth Assessment Report
Resilient Scotland; Part Two
Author / Creator: Common Weal
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published:
Creating a resilient Scotland covers the next Scottish Parliament. It provides the detail of how the transformation envisaged can be achieved quickly, with a closer look at our economy, society and democracy.
Resilient Scotland Part Three
Author / Creator: Common Weal
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published:
The final stage of the Resilient Scotland Plan runs from 2025 with Scotland becoming an independent country. By 2045, the plan will be complete and Scotland will have been transformed into a net zero-carbon country with a resilient economy that works for All of Us.
Resilience Economics, an Economic Model for Scotland’s Recovery.
Author / Creator: Common Weal
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published: 2020
We need a resilient economy, one which creates the good jobs that give people the income to live good lives now. It must have the security to make us confident we can live good lives in the future. It must be useful, diverse, and non-exploitative. It can not contain high levels of risk, or which falls over in a crisis. This resilient economy must be based on a resilient environment, able to regenerate itself and sustain our lives now and in the future.
Better than This
Author / Creator: Common Weal
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published: 2021
We must emerge from the Covid pandemic in a way that
Fixes the problems raised by the crisis.
Fixes the problems evident before the crisis and makes us resilient.
Implements a green new deal.
Establishes a new democracy.
Begins a national care service.
Starts land reform.
Creates a housing revolution.
Controls our own energy.
Provides better banking
Focus on independence.