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Letters to the editor
Reg Harman, Hertford
I fully agree with Richard George’s well-focused comments on the implications of climate change (ibid). But it’s not just climate change... continue
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Regular news
There is “huge potential” for local authorities to deliver measures to encourage ‘sustainable low carbon travel’ according to... continue
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Regular news
The DfT’s £30m flagship ‘Green Bus Fund’ – intended to put Britain at the forefront of low emission buses – has... continue
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People/people
Roger Higman, Friends of the Earth’s policy director, is to leave the organisation next month to set up his own consultancy. Higman led... continue
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People/people
Patrick Allcorn has joined the Department for Energy and Climate Change in its distributed energy and heat team that provides advice and support to... continue
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Secondary stories
Transport secretary Lord Adonis this week invited local authorities and other stakeholders across the UK?to submit bids for cash to set up electric... continue
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Letters to the editor
Richard George, Roads and climate campaigner, Campaign for Better Transport
Professor Stephen Glaister’s ideological myopia may be admirable in some circles but it is hindering his ability to think straight... continue
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Media monitor
On 26 October The Daily Express informed its readers that: “Motorists would be forced to find an extra £3,300 for a new car and cope with... continue
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In brief
The Scottish Government should draw public attention to worries about oil running out and the implications for transport systems, Scotland’s... continue
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Regular feature
Andrew Forster
The UK’s transport carbon dioxide emissions could be cut by a quarter in the next decade according to a new report from the Government’s... continue
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Media monitor
On 3 October New Scientist magazine devoted four pages to what it termed a selection “of the best ideas to make our planet a more... continue
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Regular news
London mayor Boris Johnson has today published a comprehensive set of measures to clean up the capital's air. He also called on government to fully... continue
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Anyone who cares about transport investment should vote Labour at the General Election, transport minister Sadiq Khan said this week. Speaking to... continue
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Regular news
An £11m programme to deliver electric vehicle charging points to nine towns and cities across Britain has been announced by the Energy... continue
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In brief
The London Borough of Richmond is running its 200-strong vehicle fleet on biodiesel made from 100% recycled cooking oil. The council says the... continue
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Regular news
The world may never run out of oil because much of it is not actually a fossil fuel, researchers have claimed. The team from the KTH Department of... continue
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In brief
The UK’s first diesel-biomethane gas dual fuel bus has been launched by a consortium led by the University of East Anglia’s Low Carbon... continue
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Regular news
The DfT has published details of how bus operators and local authorities in England can bid to a £30m low carbon bus fund. The Department says... continue
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The London Borough of Greenwich is to become the latest borough to implement charging points for electric vehicles. Greenwich has appointed... continue
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Letters to the editor
Paul Martin, Director General, Railway Forum
Recent political debate has highlighted the constraints faced in public expenditure over the next five years. The Government’s own forecasts in... continue
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