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Just one of 50 aviation industry climate targets met, study finds
Charity's report says nearly all targets set since 2000 have been missed, revised or quietly ignored. The international aviation industry has failed to meet all but one of 50 of its own climate targets in the past two decades, environment campaigners say. A report commissioned by the climate charity Possible assessed every target set by the industry since 2000 and found that nearly all had been missed, revised or quietly ignored. The charity says the findings undermine a UK government plan to leave airlines to reduce their emissions through self-regulation.
Calls for High Speed 2 trains to continue past Conwy Castle
North Wales business group Growth Track 360 has stepped up its campaign for “visionary” rail investment in the region by calling for an electrified coastal line to accommodate High Speed 2 trains.
Tuesday, 10 May 2022
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- London Underground: Northern line Bank branch to reopen next weekThe reopening of one of London's busiest Tube lines will also see a new concourse at Bank station.
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- Danger signals flash at British Railways [subscription]It is not so much a battle for the heart and soul of the railway as a fight for its eyes and ears and guiding mind. The punch-up has been a long-time coming, delayed only by Covid. But we are about to find out whether the prime minister’s Union Jack-wrapped Great British Railways will in fact just be another old-fashioned battle of capital versus labour, or more accurately, a system with no capital and a labour force whose numbers are under attack.
- Flatpack train stations are coming down the line [subscription]Flatpack railway stations inspired by Ikea furniture are to be built across the country to replace crumbling buildings.
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- Flower Power: Network Rail to boost travellers’ mental health with flower compositionsNetwork Rail has announced it will start displaying flower compositions in UK train stations as a way to boost travellers’ mental health.
- Transport for London debt downgraded by ratings agency due to “uncertain” financial futureA MAJOR ratings agency has downgraded Transport for London’s (TfL) debt due to the “uncertainty” of its long-term funding, in a further sign of the financial difficulty the operator finds itself in.
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- Pulling together for better mental health in the rail industryMental Health Awareness Week shines a light on mental health
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- HS2 works near Birmingham Airport to run for several weeksThe airport hopes the timing of the projects will minimise disruption
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- Calls for High Speed 2 trains to continue past Conwy CastleNorth Wales business group Growth Track 360 has stepped up its campaign for “visionary” rail investment in the region by calling for an electrified coastal line to accommodate High Speed 2 trains.
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- Network Rail join industry partners to tackle UK rail freight delays and safety risksNetwork Rail will join freight operators and the RSSB to tackle delays and safety risks in a boost for the UK’s rail freight sector.
- Public views sought on new local transport plan for Liverpool City RegionPeople across the Liverpool city region are being asked to contribute their thoughts to a public consultation on the area’s new Local Transport Plan (LTP).
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