The Chancellor must end the freeze in fuel duty on 11 March Freeze has led to a quarter of a billion fewer bus journeys Transport is now most polluting sector causing 27% of UK emissions The Chancellor must end the freeze in fuel duty on 11th March if he is to demonstrate that the UK…
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Published on: 8th November 2019 by Claire Haigh.
Pressure to deliver a credible plan for net zero will weigh heavily on whoever is in Number 10 on the 13th December. Heightened levels of public concern about climate change will be in even sharper focus next year when the UK hosts COP26. Let’s start by acknowledging the scale of the challenge. If we are…
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Government figures show a 75% increase in the number of vans on UK roads Number of vans has increased from 2.2 million to 3.9 million in 20 years Greener Journeys warns that increased traffic will worsen congestion and pollution The number of vans on UK roads has almost doubled in a decade, Government figures reveal…
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Published on: 5th July 2018 by Claire Haigh.
As we celebrate Catch the Bus Week, a new report warns that buses are in crisis, with local councils cutting more than 3,000 bus routes over the past eight years. With further cuts on the horizon, Claire Haigh, the Chief Executive of Greener Journeys, argues that a long-term investment strategy for buses is needed to…
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Ove Arup and Partners Ltd (Arup) has been commissioned by Greener Journeys to study and report on where investment in bus infrastructure could help to tackle congestion and unlock wider social, economic and environmental benefits. This collection of ideas and journey time enhancements has been shaped by operators of national, regional and local bus routes…
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Increasing costs for road users is politically difficult. This is one of the reasons why we have had seven years and eight consecutive budgets where fuel duty has been frozen at a time of historically low oil prices and austerity. The result of seven years of fuel duty freezes is that the price of fuel…
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National Infrastructure Commission calls for urgent solutions to cater for population growth Buses are only major form of transport with no long-term investment strategy Buses are Britain’s most neglected form of transport and must be taken seriously if Britain is to avoid crises of carbon, congestion and capacity on its roads, campaigners warn today. The…
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England’s National Parks are being clogged up with cars because of “severe” cuts to rural bus services, a new report warns today. More than nine out 10 families have to travel to the parks by cars because of poor bus services, says the study, National Parks for all: making car-free travel easier. In Exmoor National…
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Published on: 10th February 2018 by Claire Haigh.
Session 1: The role of bus in reducing emissions Claire Haigh, Chief Executive Greener Journeys We are facing a public health emergency. It may be too early to quantify just how serious our air quality crisis is, but we already know that it’s causing 50,000 early deaths a year. Whilst not as visible as the…
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Campaigners urge Government to take more decisive action to curb car use Official guidance directs councils to be lenient on biggest polluters and penalise buses instead Diesel cars and vans are responsible for 71% of emissions v 6% for buses and coaches Plans to tackle air pollution will have a minimal impact because councils have…
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Published on: 6th December 2017
Leeds City Council have announced plans to introduce a proposed charging Clean Air Zone (CAZ). A report will be presented to the council’s executive board on Wednesday 13 December outlining a consultation plan on a proposed charging Clean Air Zone (CAZ) all roads within the outer ring road, with the motorways acting as the southern…
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Published on: 27th October 2017 by Claire Haigh.
This week the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, took the biggest step towards improving London’s air quality since the introduction of the congestion charge 14 years ago. The capital’s air quality has frequently breached EU limits in recent years but the Mayor’s courageous decision to introduce the toxicity charge shows that he is serious about…
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