Coalition agrees on full environment programme

• May. 15 by Liam Richardson (0)

With the establishment of a new government under the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, a part of their coalition agreement is to establish a full environment programme.

In total there are 20 points in which both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have agreed on and several of them will have a direct impact on the West Midlands within the next three years, such as:

• The high speed rail network.
• Introduction of smart grid and smart meters.
• Creation of a green investment bank whose goal will be to fund low-carbon transport and energy schemes.
• Further promotion of energy from waste schemes, which Birmingham and the surrounding areas already make use of.

The specifics of how these measures are going to be implemented have not yet been released, but the indications are that the new government is taking the environment seriously.

For further information on the other environmental measures the government is planning on implementing,  the BBC has provided a summary of the entire agreement which also includes other areas that will effect our daily lives such as electoral reform, education, the tax system and several other important areas which have been at the centre of this years General Election.