In his message to the mass climate lobby Keir Starmer forgot transport (the biggest sector for emissions) and how his government has just funded 33 roads, increasing CO2 emissions by millions of tonnes How is that "unwavering commitment to climate action"? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

"Labour committed in its manifesto to increase rail freight to reduce congestion, improve road safety and journey reliability. Yet it now appears to be actively undermining these outcomes and transport decarbonisation." - @ecochris.bsky.social transportactionnetwork.org.uk/labour-splur...

Really important issue that is being ignored as ministers seem once again to be listening to vested interests

We won't be legally challenging the Lower Thames 'smart' motorway Crossing planning consent so National Highways will have no one to blame when its costs escalate as they surely will Economics are likely to thwart the construction of this white elephant transportactionnetwork.org.uk/tan-will-not...

Policy of new UK govt on decarbonising aviation is... the same as previous govt And that tech can rapidly make aviation climate-friendly through new aircraft & "sustainable aviation fuel" But some enviro groups say it's hogwash, and are making legal challenge www.businessgreen.com/news/4411650...

🌍 Steve Reed wanted the Climate & Nature Bill to proceed. Ed Miliband promised to work on the #CANBill's objectives. Mary Creagh pledged to deliver “binding nature commitments”. 🚨 Labour Ministers are speaking out. ⏳ What’s the delay for new, joined-up, science-led climate and nature legislation?

Young people should protest for the planet more, Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has said. Britain is THREE TIMES more likely to arrest climate activists than other countries And if you think that’s bad watch this youtu.be/lhI7cZ0kPiY?...

We need a step change in funding away from bigger roads to looking after the roads we already have. Also, why not try some traffic reduction? See @lowtrafficfuture.bsky.social 😎 #potholes www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk/ALARM-2025-B...

🚨 Press Release! Our response to Dame Kelly’s downfall The stepping down of Dame Bernadette Kelly, the Department for Transport's (DfT) Permanent Secretary, offers the chance for a reset of priorities and a change in approach... transportactionnetwork.org.uk/tan-response...

Time to put this dinosaur out of its misery and replace it with something better: ⏩ better for the economy ⏩ better for opportunities ⏩ better for people ⏩ better for the NHS ⏩ better for the environment Time for our Essex-Kent Superlinks! transportactionnetwork.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Whichever way you look at it the Lower Thames Crossing just keeps getting more expensive A drain on the UK's finances at a time we can ill-afford wasteful and damaging projects www.ft.com/content/917d...

Why would we build the #LowerThamesCrossing which will choke the south east with more traffic and will only provide 5 years traffic relief at Dartford? No one is questioning its cost or effectiveness or why a new rail link was never seriously considered @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social

Private Eye on the money as usual Anyone championing building high carbon infrastructure to boost growth such as #Heathrow, #Gatwick or the #LowerThamesCrossing should be aware they could be stimulating an economic downturn

"Everyone will end up paying the price if the Lower Thames Crossing goes ahead with private finance." - @ecochris.bsky.social transportactionnetwork.org.uk/lower-thames...

Trying to green a hugely damaging road scheme is like putting green lipstick on a pig. Not a pretty sight. transportactionnetwork.org.uk/lower-thames...

Well there's a surprise. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

“Heathrow expansion just keeps on rising like a zombie from the grave. People keep disinterring it. Rachel Reeves is like: ‘I’m fresh out of ideas, so give me a spade and I’m going to dig this up...’ It just smacks of desperation,” said @crisortunity.bsky.social 👇 www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

If UK news shows are going to give Nigel Farage a platform to spout this absolute boll**** about Brexit & the vaccine rollout (unchallenged) I’ll happily come back every week to correct it We cannot allow them to rewrite history. If you agree share this FACT CHECK widely youtu.be/MUrf7addcTA?...

It’s me, in the Times "Heathrow expansion just keeps on rising like a zombie from the grave. People keep disinterring it. Rachel Reeves is like: I'm fresh out of ideas, so give me a spade and I'm going to dig this up, see if I can resuscitate this corpse. It just smacks of desperation" 🛫🧟

The government's narrative on planning is basically the same as the last government's. That's because it has the same intellectual progenitors, the ultra free market think tanks. I'm afraid it's likely to end in the same failure. My new blog - greenallianceblog.org.uk/2025/01/30/w... 1/

Just want to take a moment to appreciate @london.gov.uk continuing his consistent pattern of being courageously right about things the present Labour Party leadership are egregiously wrong about www.london.gov.uk/mayor-london...

On #R4Today the UK Chancellor is making the case that Sustainable Aviation Fuel is a gamechanger for the environmental impacts of aviation at Heathrow and elsewhere It's just not true. There's no basis for this claim www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/three-m...

While we are disappointed to see the Chancellor supporting the Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) today, it is far from a done deal. Private finance has not been secured and the planning application is yet to be approved. 🧵

Flea treatments for cats & dogs mean their hair is full of toxic pesticide fipronil, or imidacloprid, both banned for agriculture The hair is shed into wider environment, used to line birds' nests There were more dead chicks in nests with high pesticide levels www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Shame presenters on #BBCNEWSCAST tonight have little understanding of what is causing delays to planning decisions

Focussing on removing planning constraints and reducing opportunities for legal challenge misses the bigger problems causing delays, such as poor developer proposals, or slow decision making, of which the government is as guilty as anyone else it cares to blame. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Our exciting new report calling for greater connectivity to the South West is out today. It is a viable alternative to building ever bigger roads and could be funded for a fraction of the cost of the scrapped #A303 #Stonehenge scheme It recommends: 🧵 transportactionnetwork.org.uk/wp-content/u...

One way of finding the money to compensate the WASPI campaigners would be to scrap the £10bn Lower Thames Crossing which is going to make things worse for many people In any case it is a colossal waste of money #waspiwomen www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"And once you come to this conclusion you cannot remain silent." Location: Parliament Square, London (sound on) youtu.be/WMwqhdVV5as

📢 Last chance to apply! We're looking for two passionate and committed Trustees to join our board. Would you like to make a difference for the #NationalParks of England and Wales? Apply today www.cnp.org.uk/about/jobs/

Tomorrow, Friday, is the deadline for your comments to support this plan for a safer road junction.

The arrogance of @teamlabouruk.bsky.social will be their downfall but worse it threatens our very democracy

My take on this morning's shock resignation by Louise Haigh www.linkedin.com/posts/chris-...

We are looking forward to Louise Haigh publishing her vision for an Integrated National Transport Strategy (INTS) today. After a positive start in her new role, there are great hopes for this. It marks a significant move towards something long overdue in England.

Black Friday purchases will increase emissions from road freight by over 90% across the week 😱. @impurbanhealth.bsky.social is calling on the Government to reform the freight delivery sector 👍. #AirPollution #Freight airqualitynews.com/cars-freight...

We are going to court NEXT WEEK! To challenge the national roads policy that the Tories approved hours before Parliament shut down. Labour has decided to back the policy, so we need your help. We've raised over £27,000 but we still need another £8,000. www.crowdjustice.com/case/avoid-t...

Remember that footage of gamekeepers killing a Hen Harrier on a grouse moor? Seen pictures of moors being set alight in recent weeks? It’s time to ban driven grouse shooting. Please sign @wildjustice.bsky.social’s petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Punctual and reliable services reduce costs in addition to other benefits

Evenings are becoming quite toxic in #Brighton with the colder weather as people burn wood rather than use cheaper, cleaner, healthier central heating #AirPollution

In other news millions of people in the UK are living in poverty, destitution & using food banks

Sad to hear about John Prescott He promised two new national parks in the New Forest & South Downs (which @teamlabouruk.bsky.social delivered) He also led on integrating transport & planning but sadly was unable to deliver lasting change RIP John www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

1. The difference so far (and for god's sake let's keep it that way) between X and Bluesky is not between right and left but between abuse and respect. A good society is built on mutual respect. But what does this mean? A short thread.🧵

The closing date to apply for our Non-Executive Director position is Monday. Thinking of applying? The time is now. www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/non-executiv...

Meanwhile

Watching BBC's Britain's nuclear bomb scandal Shocking impact on Aboriginal people and British servicemen who were used as guinea pigs Lasting impact on future generations ignored by authorities Why will the British government not apologise for this tragedy?

Pretty shocking stats: our health is under attack

Local roads are not being properly maintained. The Department for Transport should not be wasting £millions on vanity projects like the Norwich Western Link and Shrewsbury North West Relief Road. The basics (potholes, flooding, etc) need to be prioritised! committees.parliament.uk/event/22357/...

At New Statesman Politics Live #NSLive today and managed to ask Louise Haigh about the much needed (and overdue) reform of National Highways

Bristol City Council is not (yet) on Bluesky. Please retweet this if you think that all local councils should open Bluesky accounts and use them for communicating with the public. This will help me to make the case locally for them to get on it!

Brilliant way to bring this home to people how crazy it is to burn wood Even more so that's it's given subsidies and considered 'green'