• Tanni Grey-Thompson says disabled drivers at risk of missing out on switch to electric cars

    Former Paralympics champion says inaccessible charging points show government ‘has forgotten about us’Campaigners including Tanni Grey-Thompson have warned that disabled drivers are at risk of being locked out of the electric car transition because of inaccessible chargers.The former Paralympics champion and the Electric Vehicle Association England are pushing for the government to introduce standards to ensure chargers are easy to reach. Continue reading...
  • Airport expansion will put UK’s net zero goal in ‘serious jeopardy’, MPs warn

    Committee urges ministers to set out measures to reduce carbon emissions before work starts on new runwaysAirport expansion plans backed by the government are putting the UK’s net zero target in “serious jeopardy”, MPs have warned.Without new safeguards, proposals to enlarge airports including Heathrow and Gatwick could push the UK over its carbon budgets, according to a report from the cross-party Commons environmental audit committee. Continue reading...

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