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Published: 07 June 2022
By Chris Haycock

General

If not now, then when? The IPCC have warned that it’s “now or never” if world is to stave off climate disaster.  We already look set to overshoot the 1.5C target. In carefully calibrated messaging, the IPCC’s latest report highlights the enormous scale of the challenge but that we have the tools and the knowhow required.  Lifestyle changes offer significant… (Transport Wales)

PACTS News: April 2022 National news Preventing drug drivers from reoffending The government is calling for evidence on ways to prevent drug drivers from... The post PACTS News: April 2022 appeared first on PACTS. (Transport Wales)

The safety of private e-scooters in the UK: PACTS briefing following the Queens speech 2022 Delivered on 10th May 2022, HRH Prince Charles announced in the Queen’s speech that “Her Majesty’s Government will improve transport... The post The safety of private e-scooters in the UK: PACTS briefing following the Queen’s speech 2022 appeared first on PACTS. (Transport Wales)

We must make the case for a better life The latest IPCC report has been described as ‘an atlas of human suffering’. Climate impacts are worse than predicted.  Extreme weather events are accelerating. No region is safe. Any further delay in concerted global action will miss a brief and rapidly closing window to secure a livable future. The report’s publication last week would have… (Transport Wales)

RETHINK NEEDED: TECHNOLOGY ALONE INSUFFICIENT TO TACKLE CLIMATE CRISIS Reduce car kms in the UK by a quarter to stay on track for net zero Average price of petrol hits above £1.55 per litre for first time Half the world’s population highly vulnerable to climate change impacts Global CO2 emissions linked to energy climbed 6 per cent last year Transport accounts for 37% of… (Transport Wales)