A New Ecology for Living
The Christian Peoples Alliance will see that Britain adopts more sustainable ways of living. Many people make demands on limited resources. They take. Our passion is to give our country a lot more love and stewardship.
The Christian Democratic approach is to promote the emergence of self-reliant local economies, democratically supported by devolved decision-making, preserving the beauty of creation entrusted to all the people of Britain. We believe that investing in the social ecology of human relationships - especially family life - will also help ensure wise stewardship of the natural ecology.
We will challenge the unequal consumption of scarce resources, as it is people's lifestyles and consumer choices which make the difference to social justice and environmental protection. The CPA requires a shift away from the me-first values that hasten unnecessary consumption and which lie behind the destruction of nature. Our whole approach to government will hasten this culture shift.
Economising on energy use, wasteful production and unnecessary journeys is the key to reducing noise, pollution and litter. Our transport plans and drive to support local businesses and home-working is a wiser approach than dealing with the after affects of unsustainable practices or finding new resources.
Patterns of energy use have to change and become more efficient. The CPA will work towards moving supply off of the grid and on to localised, low carbon energy supplies. These will include combined cooling heat and power generators, renewable energy devices, such as solar panels and wind turbines. Both private and public developments must in future meet high standards of sustainable construction, including energy efficiency, water conservation, reuse of building waste and the use of solar power and wind power.
Affordable housing is in increasingly short supply, with spiralling waiting lists and many households priced out of the private market. The CPA will lead the drive to make the ideal of affordable housing a reality by tackling both demand for units and insufficient supply.
