Autumn Budget treats drivers with duty freeze30/10/2024 The chancellor's Autumn Budget has continued the long-standing freeze on Fuel Duty but hiked Air Passenger Duty for ‘larger private jets’. |
National Highways takes new appeal on the chin16/01/2024 Broadcaster Chris Packham and former government advisor Sir David King have backed a key legal challenge against three major road schemes as a Court of Appeal hearing begins on Tuesday. |
Challenging year puts resilience top of the agenda in Scotland30/11/2023 Scotland is ready for winter, the country’s transport minister has said, but she warned that recent weather events should serve as a warning to take action on climate change. |
MPs warn new networks statement 'won't stop climate legal challenges'26/10/2023 MPs have warned that the Government's proposed new national policy statement for road and rail infrastructure will not solve the issues around legal challenges on climate grounds. |
Time for a roads reset, climate advisers say28/06/2023 The Government’s climate change advisers have thrown down a challenge to its road building plans, advising that it should review projects to assess their consistency with its environmental goals and ensure that they do not lock in unsustainable levels of traffic growth. |
New CIHT president calls for 'monumental' change in travel22/06/2023 The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation has elected Karen McShane as its new president for 2023-2024. |
Government in court over cumulative carbon from new roads11/05/2023 Three major schemes in the current road investment strategy are facing a high court challenge this week as campaigners argue that their cumulative impact on the climate should have been considered when they were approved by ministers. |
UKRLG climate board holds first meeting24/01/2023 A new climate change board, established under the UK Roads Leadership Group system, has met for the first time and confirmed initial topics for discussion. |
Does England need a Local Resilience Act?10/11/2022 England needs new climate legislation to ensure councils protect their areas from extreme weather, a leading local government think tank has argued. |
UKRLG to launch new climate board10/11/2022 The rebranded UK Roads Leadership Group has announced plans to create a new climate change board as part of its core working groups. |
New roads 'will increase demand'30/06/2022 The Government’s focus on electric vehicles has left it in denial about the role of road building in increasing traffic levels and carbon emissions, its official climate change advisers have warned. |
Top DfT scientist working on evidence base for climate change action06/06/2022 The top Department for Transport (DfT) official responsible for local highway resilience has given an insight into the scientific work the department is doing to tackle climate change. |
Lower Thames Crossing facing carbon questions18/03/2022 National Highways is facing pressure over the climate impact of building the Lower Thames Crossing after it made a so-far unsubstantiated claim to have already cut construction carbon on the scheme by ‘over a third’. |
Climate protest causes standstill on M2513/09/2021 Climate protestors brought parts of the M25 to a standstill during rush hour today in a peaceful protest that saw Surrey Police make a wave of arrests. |
Highways England accused of 'greenwash'09/06/2021 Highways England has had to backtrack on its plan to convert a section of the M62 to all lane running without a statutory environmental impact assessment after a retired vicar threatened legal action. |
Legal challenge to road scheme CO2 amnesty14/12/2020 Campaigners have launched a legal challenge to the Government’s roads policy on climate change grounds. |
Analysis: Preparing for the perfect storm04/09/2020 Following the Stonehaven rail disaster, highways industry expert and former chief executive of the Institute of Highway Engineers, Richard Hayes, discusses some of the engineering and safety issues around landslips. |
‘Climate change’ reappraisal puts dualling scheme under pressure06/12/2019 A £500m dualling scheme in South Wales is to be reappraised in light of the ‘climate change emergency’ before ministers make a final decision on construction. |
We need to look at changing specs, sustainability chief warns29/11/2019 The head of sustainable engineering and climate adaption at Transport Scotland has said it is time to consider changing specifications in road markings and highways materials to tackle climate change. |
Comment: Supporting your journey to net zero by 205025/10/2019 Sukhy Duggal and Wolfgang Schuster of Atkins argue that tackling climate change and meeting the UN’s target of net zero emissions by 2050 is arguably the biggest global challenge we face as humankind. So how can transport rise to it? |
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