It's budget day, and with a new Green-instituted process for laying budget motions, which promotes collaborative budget setting, and other parties taking on Green plans to fund the fight against climate change, Green influence is already evidentGreens have worked hard to craft a budget that faces up to the climate emergency; improves public and active travel; invests in our communities and tackles poverty, and funds this by raising funds from those who can afford it. Here is a summary...Our budget puts tackling the climate and nature emergencies front and centre, with £7m funding for a range of measuresPlanting more trees and taking better care of them are vital in tackling the climate and nature emergencies, so we are investing £1.3m to do soOur proposed extra support for energy efficiency and heat network projects will tackle both the climate emergency as well as fuel povertyGreens are proposing to fund public + active transport, including more bike hangars, free tram travel, restoring axed bus services, more dropped kerbs, cargo bikes + funding for the City Mobility Plan to drive forward improvements to walking, wheeling + cyclingGreens want to invest in the City Mobility Plan to drive forward work to improve walking, wheeling and cycling infrastructureBike hangars are amazingly popular, so we're pushing for an expansion of the scheme, funded by £1m extra fundingSocial and environmental justice go hand-in-hand, so we are using our budget to both tackle climate change and povertyGreen proposals to tackle poverty include a £100 payment for lower income people

It's budget day, and with a new Green-instituted process for laying budget motions, which promotes collaborative budget setting, and other parties taking on Green plans to fund the fight against climate change, Green influence is already evident ... Greens have worked hard to craft a budget that faces up to the climate emergency; improves public and active travel; invests in our communities and tackles poverty, and funds this by raising funds from those who can afford it. Here is a summary... ... Our budget puts tackling the climate and nature emergencies front and centre, with £7m funding for a range of measures ... Planting more trees and taking better care of them are vital in tackling the climate and nature emergencies, so we are investing £1.3m to do so ... Our proposed extra support for energy efficiency and heat network projects will tackle both the climate emergency as well as fuel poverty ... Greens are proposing to fund public + active transport, including more bike hangars, free tram travel, restoring axed bus services, more dropped kerbs, cargo bikes + funding for the City Mobility Plan to drive forward improvements to walking, wheeling + cycling ... Greens want to invest in the City Mobility Plan to drive forward work to improve walking, wheeling and cycling infrastructure ... Bike hangars are amazingly popular, so we're pushing for an expansion of the scheme, funded by £1m extra funding ... Social and environmental justice go hand-in-hand, so we are using our budget to both tackle climate change and poverty ... Green proposals to tackle poverty include a £100 payment for lower income people