Department for Transport failing on climate change

The Department for Transport (DfT) is failing on climate change.

Emissions will continue to rise without a radical change of approach according to a new report from Friends of the Earth and environmental groups.

The report (PDF† 905K), written by respected consultants Steer Davies Gleave, concludes that:

• DfT does not know the full impact of its policies on climate change. For example, they have no climate impact figures for most of their planned major road schemes.
• Many of the policies that DfT is relying on to cut emissions are off-target and will not deliver the reductions that the Government hopes.

Friends of the Earth believes that DfT is losing the battle to cut emissions. Transport Secretary Douglas Alexander must make tackling climate change his top priority.

Resource

Driving up Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Road Transport
(PDF† 905K) July 2006
A detailed critique of Government action to reduce transport's contribution to climate change.

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