When Rishi Sunak scrapped the phaseout date for new petrol and diesel car sales last month, we saw an ugly yet familiar narrative raising its head - the myth that action against high carbon vehicles is an attack on the poor.
We crunched the numbers and found this isn’t the case. In fact, when it comes to greenhouse gases, it's the complete opposite.
Read MoreLondon's getting a new Thames crossing - we think it should be car-free. See our proposals for a car-free, toll-free crossing which is good for Londoners, good for our air quality, and good for our climate.
Read MoreOn 19th July, we ran a hybrid event for councillors, council officers, campaigners and stakeholders on delivering successful urban traffic reduction.
Read MoreWe successfully opened a permanent community parklet in Hackney, complete with a successful launch event featuring local residents, canapes, and music. A parklet is a tiny park set up in place of a parking space offering greenery, a place to sit, meet people, and connect with local communities.
Read MoreWe've launched a new version of our climate action-themed board game, Carbon City Zero. Carbon City Zero: World Edition is a brand new edition of our climate action game which allows 1-4 people (aged 8+) to work together in developing a sustainable city through transport, industry, and getting their citizens on board.
Read MoreA new report commissioned by us and written by members of the Westminster Active Travel Academy has summarised the new and emerging evidence on Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) in London and why they’re necessary.
Read MoreOur new report has found that achieving lifetime membership status of a frequent flyer programme (FFP) could require emitting more than 1,800 tonnes of greenhouse gases per person.
Read MoreWe all know that flying is bad for the climate - but how bad are private jets? We crunched the numbers to find out - and they’re even worse than we thought!
Read MoreNew analysis commissioned by us and conducted by the Active Travel Academy, Westminster University has found that London councilors representing areas with Low Traffic Neighbourhoods who tweeted about LTNs were no more or less likely to hold their seat in the 2022 local elections than those who did not tweet about LTNs.
Read MoreThe Fixing Factory in Queen’s Crescent, Camden, has now been open for six months! We spoke to Dermot, the project manager of the Fixing Factory, to ask him about his experiences in these first six months.
Read MoreAt a time when the Government is aiming to switch half of all short trips in towns and cities to walking and cycling, mayors need to lead by example and make the change themselves. Especially when new data shows several councils are still using particularly high-polluting vehicles to carry out official duties.
Read MoreA new report we commissioned with support from Disabled cycling charity Wheels for Wellbeing, has found that electric vehicle charge points in London are “invading pavements” with significant impacts on anyone making walking or wheeling trips, especially Disabled people.
Read MoreWe’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.
Read MoreThe government is promising zero emissions airports by 2040. They’ve forgotten one tiny thing: the 95% of emissions from the actual flights!
Read MoreThat’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.
Read MoreNew polling we commissioned by us (and conducted by Omnisis) has revealed that the public is clamoring for more government action on household bills and that they see renewables as one of the key means of bringing down energy costs.
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