We're calling on councils to explore a car-free transport solution for Hammersmith Bridge

We’re calling on Hammersmith and Fulham and Richmond Councils to agree to a full feasibility study for our car-free alternative to reopening Hammersmith Bridge to motor traffic. In the four years since excess motor traffic broke Hammersmith Bridge and it was forced to close to cars, vehicle counts show that traffic has actually fallen across southwest London, even in key places where some local people believe it has got worse.

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Climate groups taking government to court over “dangerous” aviation strategy

That’s right, along with Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport (GALBA), we are taking the government to court. In October 2022, with lawyers at Leigh Day, we filed for a judicial review of the “Jet Zero” strategy (its plan for aviation emissions), which the Department for Transport released in July 2022. Our legal challenges will now proceed to a joint hearing. 

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aviationLucia Skelton
Bristol Elections 2021: Councillor responses

In May 2021, Bristol residents were able to vote in elections for local councillors, Bristol Mayor, West of England Combined Authority Mayor and Avon & Somerset Police & Crime Commissioner. At the time, we didn’t publish the answers of the councillor candidates, so, as the Car Free Bristol project concludes, we thought it might be useful to look back at their priorities.

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Lucia Skelton
We got a heat pump!

After our boiler packed it in this winter (as so many do when we need them most in the cold months) we decided it was a great time to get our office on clean heat. So we got a heat pump! 

But what is a heat pump? And how do they work? Here’s your guide to all things heat pump related. 

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clean heat, energyLucia Skelton