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Airlines need to do more than plant trees to hit net zero, MPs told
Climate Change Committee head says firms must invest in scaleable offsets such as carbon capture. The aviation industry must pay for costly carbon removal technologies rather than rely on using the planting of trees to claim they are reducing emissions, the head of the Climate Change Committee has said. Chris Stark said aviation, unlike other transport sectors, was unlikely to meet targets for net zero by 2050.
Christian Schreyer named Go-Ahead Group Chief Executive
Go-Ahead has named Christian Schreyer as Group Chief Executive. He will join on 1 November and succeed David Brown at the conclusion of the group’s Annual General Meeting on 5 November. Mr Brown will retire at the end of the year, supporting a smooth transition of responsibilities.
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- Road planners able to ignore climate change, campaigners claimGovernment guidelines mean road planners can effectively ignore climate change, campaigners say.
- Didi shares fall on reports China is planning penaltiesThe ride-hailing giant's shares are now down by more than 25% since their New York market debut last month.
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- Business secretary orders officials to look into Cleveland Bridge collapse [subscription]Kwasi Kwarteng has called for an investigation into the collapse of a Darlington-based business that helped to build the Sydney Harbour Bridge and has orders for work around Britain, including HS2.
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- Highways England could be forced to remove tons of CONCRETE used to fill arches beneath 159-year-old Victorian railway bridge after being told it DIDN'T have planning permissionHighways England could be forced to strip away tons of concrete used to fill the arches beneath a 159-year-old Victorian railway bridge after being told it did not have planning permission.
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- Electric vehicle charging point project wins government backing Gloucestershire firm Duku previously trialled an app-operated, pop-up electric vehicle charging point
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- Transport secretary Grant Shapps accused of ‘fiddling while the planet burns’Transport secretary Grant Shapps has been accused of “fiddling while the planet burns”, in response to his road building policy.
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