British Government Panel on sustainable development : second report, January 1996.

  • Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Date:
1996
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Credit: British Government Panel on sustainable development : second report, January 1996. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    set useful precedents for further action. The Panel also believes that favourable tax treatment should be given to energy saving and conservation devices. It is disappointed that proposals relating to pollution of surface water, sulphur emissions and the use of solvents have so far been delayed. Environmental education and training “The Panel recommends that the Government should develop a comprehensive strategy for environmental education and training to cover both formal and informal education and to bring in the wide range of related activities by official and voluntary bodies, industry and commerce, and local communities.” [para.19 of the Panel's First Report! “The Panel recommends that the Government should establish a comprehensive database, with local applications, to draw attention to the many resources available, including written material, lectures and facilities on offer from official and voluntary bodies, from industry and commerce, and in local communities.” [jpara.22] “The Panel recommends that the Government and institutions concerned should take early action [to implement the Toyne Committee Report].” [para.23] “The Panel recommends that universities and higher education institutions in this country should subscribe to the Talloires Declaration of 1990.” [para.24] _ The Panel notes some activity. The Government is expected shortly to publish a strategy for environmental education. The Schools Curriculum and Assessment Authority is conducting a review of qualifications offered to young people in the 16-19 year-old age range. The Authority has also been asked to identify good practice in delivering environmental materials in (and outside) the classroom and a study has been commissioned into the feasibility of establishing and maintaining a database of materials. Professor Peter Toyne is carrying out a survey of the extent to which the recommendations in his 1993 Report? on the environmental responsibility of institutions of Further and Higher Education have been carried out. He will also monitor awareness of, and compliance with, the Talloires Declaration’. 5 Environmental Responsibility: An Agenda for Further and Higher Education. Committee on Environmental Education in Further and Higher Education (Chairman Peter Toyne). Department for Education/Welsh Office. HMSO, 1993. ISBN 0-1 1-270820-X.
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