The facts are simple: a new London runway means more planes, more noise, more pollution and more global warming, write David Howarth & Steven Griggs. The 'Heathrow 2.0' initiative's conflation of 'sustainability' and 'sustainable growth' and its avoidance of climate change reek of Trumpian 'alternative facts'.
… 'Heathrow 2.0' initiative's conflation of 'sustainability' and 'sustainable growth' and … Yet Heathrow Airport recently unveiled a new sustainability strategy, Heathrow 2.0 , to …
Sustainable transport offers not only a golden ticket out of our pollution- and traffic-choked cities, but also a means of improving the health and well-being of travellers and society alike.
Sustainable transport - a green roadmap? Hank Dittmar | 1st June 2009 News Sustainable Cities Sustainable Urban Transport Green Traffic Cities City Urban Living Climate Change Society …
Every summer a team of cyclists set off across Britain stopping along the way to perform an eco-themed play to schools, festivals and communities. Welcome to the Otesha Project...
… members for example - who start incorporating sustainability into everything they do. As … others simply want to learn more about sustainability. Each participant is set a … Debt Campaign. Others have set up their own sustainability projects. In 2008 Otesha also …
Green leader Caroline Lucas will today use a Campaign to Protect Rural England lecture to call for urgent action to resolve conflicting land use issues
… Lucas: sustainability requires urgent planning reform … planning reform to promote environmental sustainability. Speaking at the Campaign to … give ‘clear signals’ to industry in terms of sustainability and investing in renewables. …
A bold project encompassing clean air, a light rail system, open spaces, and green pathways for cyclists and pedestrians, is beginning to transform some of America's poorest and most polluted communities. As Brian Barth reports, the Atlanta Beltway is taking shape.
… and best places to live. Yet the vision of sustainability carried in the hearts of many … the idea caught fire with local cycling and sustainability activists, followed by a small … - the rest, as they say, is history. Hitting sustainability goals As the Beltline vision …
There is more to sustainable transport than cutting emissions, writes Nicola Spurling - like reducing car dependence, cutting congestion, and reducing the need for travel. The Tesla Model S is a wonder of engineering, but does little to address the real challenges.
… emissions reduction target. There's more to sustainability than emissions! In …
Recent falls in oil prices give 'greens' cause to rethink arguments about 'peak oil' and get back to why they are really opposed to fossil fuels, writes Dr Steve Melia. Ultimately, it's not the economic evidence that drives government decisions - it's the politics!
The wrong argument for the right reasons Dr Steve Melia | 23rd December 2014 Comment Fossil Fuels Oil Transport Politics UK twyford-down-cut.jpg Recent falls in oil prices give 'greens' cause to …
Next week, the Hay Festival in Wales kicks off with its usual big name line-up of writers. Andy Fryers, organiser of the festival's special 'Greenprint' initiative, talks about expanding green events and shrinking footprints
… of events and lectures around the whole sustainability theme which engage, educate and … the types and numbers of events around sustainability has been one of our biggest … want to come over and discuss issues about sustainability. It's been a very useful tool …
China may have plenty of coal-fired gigawatts, but the country knows a thing or two about sustainable and efficient transport, Ewan finds
The Chinese know sustainable travel Ewan Kingston | 20th October 2009 Comment China Transport Travel Green Living ewanchinatrain.jpg China may have plenty of coal-fired gigawatts, but the country …
We need a renewable energy revolution, an end to fracking, no new nuclear power, efficient homes, and the break up of our energy cartels, writes Jeremy Corbyn, All that, and strong protection for wildlife and oceans, no TTIP trade deal with the US, clean air to breathe, and massive investment in public transport. Is there anything not to like?
… is long overdue. Labour must put policies for sustainability at the heart of everything we …
A new Forum for the Future report outlines radical ways in which British - and worldwide - cities need to reinvent transport infrastructures to deal with excessive populations
… the action we take now. The global race for sustainability will be won or lost in the … the potential to significantly increase the sustainability of our existing transport … UK population growth needs to be reversed Sustainability watchdog argues for an end to …
With all diesel cars failing EU clean air standards in real world driving, and the worst 22 times over the limit, there's only one real solution, write Steffen Böhm & Ian Colbeck: adopt sustainable transport strategies to keep cars off our streets and break our dependence on them.
… Steffen Böhm is Professor in Management and Sustainability, and Director, Essex Sustainability Institute, University of Essex …
Are the UK's new high speed rail plans part of a sustainable future for public transport in the UK or a big statement that only benefits a minority?
… 2012 News High Speed Rail Transport HS2 Sustainability Environment Carbon Emissions … we really need to be going in for true sustainability across the overall global …
A huge raft of environmental reforms is promised in the Labour Party's draft manifesto, writes Oliver Tickell. Among the highlights: a ban on fracking; a clean energy policy based on renewables and efficiency; no commitment to new nuclear power; to meet our Paris Agreement obligations on climate; to give companies a legal obligation to protect the environment; to retain all EU environment laws post-Brexit; and multilateral nuclear disarmament.
… rights, workers' rights and environmental sustainability in the operations of British …
In the lead-up to tonight's Earth Hour one organisation is putting the creative community on the front lines of the battle for climate change. Rebecca Cooke reports on the remarkable series of 29 posters to provoke and intrigue us into climate action.
Tonight's Earth Hour - it's really about what you do next ... Rebecca Cooke | 29th March 2014 Ethical Living Climate Change Arts Energy Transport Farming dtgt-school-run.png In the lead-up to …
Football fans around the globe have their eyes set on Curitiba, Brasil this year, the site of the 2014 World Cup. But as Brian Barth reports, eco-savvy urban planners have been studying Brasil's seventh largest city for decades ...
… Barth | 15th March 2014 Ethical Living Brazil Sustainability Transport Cities … city that chartered the course towards urban sustainability for the rest of the world. The … of how to make it happen. Though Lerner's 'sustainability regime' was force-fed to the …
Cutting the car out of the school run has health, social and environmental benefits for pupils, parents and teachers. Here's our guide to making it happen...
… can be found here For a general resource on sustainability in schools, see here Laura …
More investment in existing rail lines, joining up the high speed line to public transport and ensuring rail fares are sustainable and affordable are what the government should focus on argues Campaign for Better Transport
Beyond HS2: invest in existing rail and reduce rail fares to make travel greener Richard Hebditch | 11th January 2012 Comment Politics And Economics Climate Change Health Transport Sustainable …
Advanced new catalysts are poised to stimulate a clean energy revolution, writes Tim Radford. An organic replacement for the precious metal platinum would allow surplus electricity to be cheaply converted into hydrogen fuel, then burnt in low cost fuel cells to propel 'green' vehicles and generate power on demand.
'Green platinum' catalyst promises cheap fuel cells, emission-free fuels Tim Radford | 11th February 2016 News Technology Energy Renewables Emissions Climate Change Transport hydrogenase-cut.jpg …
This week, the International Maritime Organisation could act to curb fast-rising emissions from shipping under the Paris Agreement, write Barry Gardiner & Richard Burden. But there are growing fears that the UK government may seek to delay and obstruct vital progress.
… the size of the entire EU. We need robust sustainability regulations for shipping that … and China Navigation Company, launched a sustainability roadmap last month, and has …
International investors worth a collective $24 trillion have warned car manufacturers that they must 'get with the beat' on climate change, writes Terry Macalister. If car makers fail to shift to low emission models, they will face a large-scale sell-off of their shares.
$24 trillion tells car industry: it's time to act on climate! Terry Macalister | 12th October 2016 News Finance Corporations Transport Emissions Climate Change 12th Octobver 2016 tesla-cut.jpg …
Cars are evil, right? But what if they ran on hydrogen, did 300 miles per gallon, were leased rather than owned, and were produced under an open source business model...
The open-source hydrogen car set to change the industry Alex McDonald | 20th January 2010 News Car Energy Hydrogen Electric Car Transport Science And Technology riversimple4.jpg Cars are evil, right? …
Only one party is challenging the mainstream concensus on transport, write Rupert Read, Sandy Irvine and Bennet Francis - massive spending on roads and HS2, and the little that's left for everything else. It's time to throw away the old thinking and commit to an effective, sustainable transport system that begins with local needs.
Roads to nowhere: why is transport policy getting lost in this election? Rupert Read Sandy Irvine Bennet Francis | 1st May 2015 Comment Transport UK Politics …