Road to hell: budget tarmacs over climate ambition
by Damian Carrington Environment editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#50JG0)
Rishi Sunak fails to even mention energy efficiency, the no-brainer climate policy
The road to hell is paved with good intentions, and in his budget the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, headed off down the motorway towards climate catastrophe, all the while proclaiming his intention to protect the environment.
"Over 27bn of tarmac," he announced, for 4,000 miles of major new roads. In stark contrast, low-carbon transport was put in the slow lane, getting 1bn.
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