WTF Govt tells planners " ignore carbon emissions when making decisions" URGENT ACTION: please take 5 minutes to respond to the government's draft roads policy, a disaster in the making. The deadline for responding is Feb 26, so please do it now!

URGENT ACTION: please take 5 minutes to respond to the government's draft roads policy, a disaster in the making. The deadline for responding is Feb 26, so please do it now!



The Government has published a draft National Policy Statement aimed at building new roads for 40% more car, van and lorry trips by 2040.  You can see it in full here: http://wordpress.us6.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=5784b0db3fb706a72bba27322&id=1da801d9cf&e=850baeedda

The new policy would let massive road-building plans take precedence over damage to nature, the countryside and precious landscapes.  It would allow thousands of extra lanes of road capacity, increase car dependency and choke our towns and cities with traffic we could otherwise avoid. The Government's own evidence shows people are already choosing better ways to travel where they can: traffic UK-wide is now lower than it was ten years ago.

Most outrageously, climate pledges are brushed under the carpet with a clause that prevents campaigners objecting to road projects on the grounds of carbon emissions.
Saying that other policies will 'offset' the impact of more car travel, the draft policy tells planning examiners to ignore carbon emissions when making decisions.

Please take 5 minutes to object: you can do so here: http://wordpress.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5784b0db3fb706a72bba27322&id=283c87d46a&e=850baeedda.

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