Climate Jobs Caravan

EDM number 65 in 2012-13, proposed by David Crausby on 15/05/2012.
Categorised under the topics of Employment, Energy conservation, Environmental protection and Renewable energy.

That this House welcomes the Climate Jobs Caravan on its 2,000 mile journey stopping off at towns across the North West, including Bolton, in a bid to raise public awareness and discussion about job losses andthe benefits of new green climate jobs; supports the climate activists and national trade unions in launching a campaign to persuade the Government to create one million green climate jobs; and calls on the Government to scrap its policy of public sector cuts and work towards creating jobs dealing with cleaner sources of energy, energy efficiency in homes, buildings and transport systems.

This motion has been signed by a total of 38 MPs.