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Remote-controlled toy cars sped under the gates of Downing Street towards Boris Johnson’s front door with a message from Greenpeace: we’ll lose the race against the climate crisis unless the government phases out new fossil-fueled cars and vans by 2030.
Greenpeace activists drive miniature electric cars under the security gates of Downing Street, sending a direct and symbolic reminder to the Prime Minister that the climate crisis will not wait, and neither can the ban on new polluting vehicles.
Ahead of an expected announcement this week on the date from which sales of new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars and vans will be banned, a new report - written by Cambridge Econometrics - shows how bringing the ban forward to 2030 could generate tens of thousands of new jobs and significant economic growth.
From multiple children to industrial fridges - with a cargo bike, the possibilities are endless.
Some people assume that building more roads would help us get around quicker. But decades of evidence shows that it actually makes traffic and congestion much worse. The government should learn this lesson before it’s too late.
Everyone benefits from better transport, and putting some extra funding into the system could make a real difference. Here’s how things would change if we invested £10 billion more every year into fair, sustainable and affordable transport.
Lots of people want to go car-free, but the government isn’t giving them good alternatives. Here’s what drivers said they’d need to get by without a car.
As the government prepares to announce a possible earlier ban on petrol and diesel vehicles, campaigners warn ministers not to be “duped” by plug-in hybrid cars (PHEVs) and exempt them from an earlier phase out, as studies show that they’re two and a half times more polluting than official tests indicate.
Switching to electric cars is essential, but it’s not enough. Our transport system needs a rethink.
The coronavirus lockdown gave the UK a chance to experience low-traffic, clean streets – ideal for safe cycling and walking. So why is the government spending £27 BILLION on new roads for high-polluting private vehicles?