Greengauge 21 welcomes and endorses the Tavistock Okehampton Reopening Scheme (TORs) announced today as Devon’s ‘Green Main Line’. This is a project whose time has come, says Greengauge 21 Director Jim Steer: “it’s essential to any concept of a resilient … Read more › “Tavistock Okehampton Reopening Scheme announced as Devon’s ‘Green Main Line’”
In a report published today, the IEA says that the world has only 6 months to change course with the climate crisis. The stimulus packages being created this year to address the economic downturn from Covi-19 risk a sharp up-turn … Read more › “International Energy Agency calls for investment in high-speed rail”
Sadly, environmental campaigners are being drawn into opposing HS2 on the false premise that HS2 is a major threat to England’s ancient woodlands.
So, here’s the truth:
Greengauge 21 welcomes the ending of uncertainty on Government’s preference for where additional runway capacity should be located. In opting for the third runway at Heathrow, it has stressed how this airport is better placed than Gatwick to deliver benefits … Read more › “Greengauge 21 says that expanding Heathrow must be accompanied by an expanded rail network west of London”
