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Nonsensical rail service cuts come at a great environmental cost - Sarah Olney MP
With the world’s gaze currently resting on Glasgow, it is clear that the greatest threat we face right now is not Covid-19, but instead climate change.
Thursday, 04 November 2021
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- E-scooters: Fire on Tube prompts call for London transport banE-scooters pose a significant threat to the public, a union says after a fire on London Underground.
- India cuts fuel taxes as prices hit record highsThe move comes even as world leaders have been gathering for the COP26 climate change conference.
Financial Times
- COP26: oil price soars even as the world turns against fossil fuel Post-pandemic demand and insufficient supply have driven prices above $80 a barrel
Times Online
- Electric cars at Cop26 plug into generators fuelled by vegetable oil [subscription]A lack of charging points in Glasgow means that the electric cars ferrying world leaders and their entourages to Cop26 could be reliant for their power on generators powered by vegetable oil.
City AM
- UK households increasingly plug electric car charging points as key featureThe number of UK homes listed for sale advertising an electric car charging point on the premises or in a The post UK households increasingly plug electric car charging points as key feature appeared first on CityAM.
Bolton News
- Calls for better public transport in Bolton to tackle pollutionCalls have been made to improve the public transport network in Bolton to address toxic levels of pollution on some roads.
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Anger over decision to fund £20m road scheme - but not wellbeing centreA LOCAL MP has offered to meet Chancellor Rishi Sunak to thrash out a deal for the proposed £20m revamp of a leisure centre.
Wales Online
- The massive haul of e-scooters police seized in Penarth in just a weekPrivately owned e-scooters, which are illegal to ride on public land and roads in Wales, are growing in popularity and use
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