Conference Motion Policy Report

Alongside Labour for a Green New Deal’s motion to the Labour Conference 2021, we have put together a series of reports that explain why we need a Green New Deal and how it will change society for the better. The reports aim to be a useful resource to educate and inform CLPS, Trade Unions and associated bodies ahead of the Conference, as well as detail exactly what a socialist, internationalist, Green New Deal would look like.

There are four key chapters: Green Jobs, Universal Basic Services, Finance and Internationalism, with each chapter containing, and explaining, a number of policy proposals. Green Jobs outlines a commitment to millions of good, green, unionised jobs, in which anti-trade union laws have been repealed and we have seen mass investment in retrofitting houses and green technology. Universal Basic Services recognises that changes in demographics, technologies and climate have affected what the state has the capacity and responsibility to offer. From a National Care Service, to free local bus travel, to universal broadband, we need services rooted in universalism for the twenty first century. Finance, in recognising the failure of the private sector to prepare for climate change, proposes a Green National Investment Bank. Finally, the Internationalism section covers a global, socialist, green new deal and reforming public procurement. From cancelling debt, to patent reform, to sustainable supply chains, we cannot solve climate change alone, and the global south cannot pay the price for the historic and continuing damages of the global north.

You can find the Executive Summary here and the full conference report here. Click on the images below to view pdfs of the supporting policy documents.