Michael Warhurst

Greenwashing as UK Government policy:

“Campaigners also criticised a new policy by the DfT which requires decision-makers to ignore the negative climate impact of road-building and traffic but to give weight to tree planting around schemes as a nature-based solution to climate change.”

#ClimateChange #Cars #Greenwasing #UKPolitics

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/12/road-building-spree-will-derail-uks-net-zero-targets-warn-campaigners?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Road-building spree will derail UK’s net zero targets, warn campaigners

Hybrid vehicle pollution and van traffic update adds 26 megatonnes of carbon emissions to Department for Transport decarbonisation plan

The Guardian
Apr 12, 2023 at 7:17amWeb
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@mwarhurst

This is beyond #greenwashing:

"The government recently blocked the release of the #carbon #emission figures behind its transport #decarbonisation plan. It blocked academics from seeing the figures, which include data on how much car use would have to be reduced in order to reach net zero commitments."

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It's consistent with Tories' long standing policy to protect #oil and #gas concerns at all costs.


#UK
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/12/road-building-spree-will-derail-uks-net-zero-targets-warn-campaigners

Road-building spree will derail UK’s net zero targets, warn campaigners

Hybrid vehicle pollution and van traffic update adds 26 megatonnes of carbon emissions to Department for Transport decarbonisation plan

The Guardian