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HM Government (1999) A better quality of life-strategy for sustainable-development for the United Kingdom. Defra. |
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"The last hundred years have seen a massive increase in the wealth of this country and the well-being of its people. But focussing solely on economic growth risk ignoring the impact-both good and bad-on people and on the environment...........Now, as we approach the next century, there is a growing realisation that real progress cannot be measured by money alone......Talking about sustainable development is not enough. We have to know what it is, to see how our policies are working on the ground.........All this depends on devising new ways of assessing how we are doing. The indicators set out in this White Paper do this". Tony Blair March 2005. [Open] |
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HM Government (2005). One Future-Different Paths The UK’s shared Framework for Sustainable Development. |
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In 1999, the UK devolved many powers to new democratic bodies in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Since then, as new bodies have been creating our own solutions to the shared challenge of sustainable development. As different parts of the UK, our ability to set our own priorities and find our own answers is an important part of achieving sustainability.
The model for the UK's strategic approach to sustainable development reflects this new structure of decision making. Instead of one strategy document, we will each have our own. But there is still common challenges and goals. This framework document sets out what these are, and is an affirmation that, although we have devolved government, we will work to common goals without compromising the strengths which our diversity of approach offers. This framework demonstrates our commitment to work together-wherever we live in the UK- to meet our shared goals. [Open] |
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