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Climate Change Act – a world first, binding the UK government by law to reduce carbon emissions by a third by 2020 and by 80% by 2050.

Carbon Budgets - legally binding carbon budgets – not just targets – so we will have to devise and decide all policy in the light of what impact it has on carbon emissions.

Renewable energy has doubled in five years. We aim to generate 15% of our energy from renewables by 2020.

Offshore Wind - Britain now has more offshore wind capacity than any country in the world. Wind last year provided the electricity for 2m homes.

London Array - April’s Budget increased the support for offshore wind. This directly led to the go-ahead for the London Array.

Clean Coal - We are leading the world in clean coal technology. Our policy is the most environmentally ambitious of any country in the world. No new coal fired power stations will be built in Britain without carbon capture and storage.

Nuclear - Setting the framework for nuclear power so we have big investment coming in for a proven technology.

The Great British Refurb – We have insulated 5 million homes between 2002 and 2008. By regulating the energy companies we are insulating 6m homes between 2008 and 2012, with every suitable loft and cavity being insulated by 2015. A quarter of British homes should have had full eco-makeovers by 2020.

Smart Meter - Every home will have a smart meter by 2020. Smart meters mean the end of estimated billing and waiting for the meter man. Smart meters give people the power to cut their energy use, save money on their bills and cut their carbon emissions.

Feed-in-tariffs - paying people for energy they produce themselves. Labour is introducing feed-in tariffs to enable people to claim guaranteed cash back when they generate their own electricity, and incentives for renewable heat such as solar power.

Transport - The UK has led in the EU to set the toughest mandatory car emissions standards in the world, and to accelerate the commercialisation of electric vehicles. We have imposed the toughest emission standards for aviation in the world.  We’re introducing Crossrail, increasing rail capacity and giving more local control of bus services.

Funding - In the teeth of a recession we had a budget which found £1.4bn for new investment in developing a low carbon economy. More than 20% of public investment since last November has been on sustainable and green projects.

Why Labour is leading the way in green policies