Insulate Britain suspends road protests ahead of COP26 climate summit October 15, 2021 Insulate Britain will suspend its demonstrations until October 25. It announced its decision yesterday to stop campaigning in an open letter written to the Prime Minister. They said that the protests were being suspended ahead of the UN’s COP26 climate conference. The UK is hosting the summit in Glasgow from 31 October to 12 November, [...]
Wizz Air chief executive calls carbon offsetting “a bit of a joke” October 12, 2021 Wizz Air’s chief executive Jozsef Varadi has branded carbon offsetting as “a bit of a joke”, despite offering the scheme as part of the airline’s sustainability programme. As reported by Euronews, while speaking in Milan at industry conference World Routes, Varadi called carbon offsetting “greenwashing”. When pressed by Euronews Green on why the company was offering [...]
The UK should ban domestic flights, says advocacy group October 11, 2021 British advocacy group Campaign for Better Transport is calling on the government to ban some domestic flights to reduce the amount of CO2 emissions produced domestically by aviation. If introduced, the ban would end several short-haul routes such as London to Manchester, London to Edinburgh and Birmingham to Glasgow. Travellers would be offered train tickets [...]
Better connectivity will remove 750,000 lorries off Britain’s roads October 11, 2021 Improving transport connectivity in the UK could save up to 27.8 megatonnes of CO2 emissions by 2035, the equivalent of taking 750,000 lorries off the country’s roads. In a report published today, communications industry analyst Assembly showed that connectivity will play a huge part in the UK’s transition to carbon neutrality. Directly enhancing the connectivity [...]