The PM's announcement is way off the mark of what's needed to #BuildBackBetter. Combination of old news, tiny sums of investment, low ambition on climate and false solutions to nature protection. All eyes on @RishiSunak's announcement next week to up the game. 1/
30k ha tree planting = good to get a mention, but old manifesto commitment, less than half of what's needed & still no policy to deliver 2/
4,000 zero carbon buses = useful step but was already announced in Feb and, in combination with the other transport spend announced in March Budget, is still only a fraction of what's needed for public transport investment. As context, there are about 50,000 buses in the UK 3/
Rhetorical mention of zero carbon cycleways = we had a financial commitment in May and it was just a fraction of the £6bn needed over next 5yrs for new cycle infrastructure 4/
Emphasis on 'jet zero' which is a false solution for decarbonising flights through largely relying on offsetting 5/
'Project speed' wrongly conflates the need to build more homes with the need to slash nature protections, despite clear evidence that habitats regulations have no significant impact on building rates and delivery 6/
With the highest unemployment levels since the early 1990s, and in the face of a #ClimateEmergency, now is the time for bold and transformative measures to tackle inequality & increase resilience. The public agrees. Here's a plan on how to do it: greenpeace.org.uk/wp-content/upl… END
