Natural beauty

I would love the Council to follow up on its commitment to climate action by creating schemes to encourage and support more "green" business and technology in Cornwall. This is the economic growth area for the future, and could create many high-silled non-seasonal jobs, which Cornwall desperately needs. Cornwall could become a centre of excellence for ecological research and innovation, and at the same time improve Cornwall's care of nature and wildlife, energy use, etc. Other good areas to grow jobs would be science and medicine - these are high-skilled but non-polluting. I also think there should be a small tourist tax to help fund local services and subsidise the excessive water bills that Cornish people pay for beach cleaning. Many Cornish residents are on low incomes but have to pay extremely high water bills, and I really don't think tourists would mind paying a small additional charge, especially if they know it goes towards keeping the beaches pristine.