POLICY PROPOSALS
Scotia Group Policy Proposals
Scotia Group developed a series of concrete policy proposals during its eight months of deliberations.
Together they provide a framework for thinking about the political, social and legal moves we should make to tackle climate change.
Proposal 2: Binding Commitments
How can we impose legally enforceable rules on governments?
Proposal 3: Community Action
How city-regions can band together and work with their citizens to cut carbon
Proposal 4: Engaging the Young
How we can work climate literacy into the curriculums of schools and colleges
Proposal 5: Framework Laws
How we can ensure that carbon targets are written into domestic legal codes
Proposal 6: Dispute Resolution
How we can best resolve the inevitable disagreements over how to cut carbon
Proposal 7: Communications
How democracy can be used to motivate politicians to fight climate change
Proposal 8: A Model Statute
How we clear the hurdles that prevent citizen activists from accessing courts