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Good to see that @GoodLawProject & @GeorgeMonbiot exposing the carbon capture and storage (CCS) hustle

A thread on how I helped expose the "Principle H" saga in the GLP article

And how Miliband sadly follows the Tory lead in #climate deception
👇goodlawproject.org/labour-capture… 2/17

Story starts with the Subsidy Control Act 2022 s13 which requires that the Govt must consider energy and environment principles before making energy subsidies

legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/23/…

1.  🧵 Thread👇

Former science minister @1GeorgeFreeman claims to care about the climate

Credible❓ When he champions the A47 Alliance plan for c.100km of road dualling between Peterborough and Great Yarmouth?



@MPWatchNetwork
@TransportActio2 edp24.co.uk/news/24291517.…
2. Stark reality of this super-highway across #Norfolk is it will generate very significant carbon pollution from both construction and increased traffic in 2020/2030s against baseline of little change since 2000



@foenorwich
@foenorwich
@StopWensumLink

https://x.com/TransportActio2/status/1640252059994968064?t=eCNyz8ap7-afehkVNG1L0w&s=19

🧵1/7 I have three legal cases now going to full hearing in UK High Court very soon - on protecting nature and climate from road building, please support here: crowdjustice.com/case/stop-road… 2/7 One issue - whether decisions on such large infrastructure projects are protecting rare species and complying with the Habitats Regulations as they should? eg the barbastele bat
norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-no…

@_BCT_
@LottyPackman
@BattyLisa
@patrick_barkham
@GreenRupertRead

UPDATE / BREAKING NEWS

My Judicial Review cases have just got permissions to go to the next stage of a full Judicial Review today. Now we need to build for the full hearing, do celebrate this success &support my crowdfunder for the next steps: crowdjustice.com/case/stop-road…
More👇

https://twitter.com/Andrew9Boswell/status/1589393015705329665

Reminder of the roads and the cases
crowdjustice.com/case/stop-road…

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@NorfolkCC current Local Transport Plan had remarkable ambition in 2011 for #Norfolk to be seen as a leader in carbon reduction, nationally & internationally

Yes, really😄 👇

Spoiler - don't trust the large parties

If you want Green, #VoteGreen2021
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So what has happened?

Absolute carbon emissions have increased over the 2011-2018 period in every #Norfolk district for both A-roads and Minor-roads (except for A-roads for Norwich)

Here are minor roads against national trends

If you want Green, #VoteGreen2021

Read this @guardian article on the huge carbon footprint involved in construction and buildings👉theguardian.com/environment/20… 1/3

With 50,000 homes planned by @NorfolkCC &district councils around Norwich, we have to address embedded CO2 head-on

Here is what @RobertJenrick could do⬇️ 2/3
⬆️I am campaigning for proposals such as these to be taken up in the Greater Norwich Local Plan (GNLP)

There is a legal duty to tackle CO2 emissions in local plans👉legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/5/s…

THREAD: What you should know about @SNorfolkCouncil planning appl for a agricultural machinery &engineering company HQ in Swainsthorpe nr Norwich

THAT has @Norfolkcc heading to the High Court over its planning consultation response

AND why I am call for an investigation
1/15

https://twitter.com/Andrew9Boswell/status/1358745107105742849

2/15 Swainsthorpe Parish Council now has
a High Court judicial hearing is pencilled in for March 23, having launched a JR as reported here edp24.co.uk/news/local-cou…

FOUR grounds are before the Court including breaches to Council's constitution - these will be decided by the Court

THREAD

More on Natural England's licencing system and lack of protection of IUCN rare species

1. @NorfolkCC want to dual the A47 Acle Straight h this is East of Norwich and the last 12 mile stretch to Great Yarmouth

2. Problem for NCC & @HighwaysEngland

A snail ....
1/N Here's the snail

The Lesser Whirlpool Ramshorn Snail (LWRS)

It is found only in 3 UK sites 👉sac.jncc.gov.uk/species/S4056/

See map⬇️⬇️

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THREAD: ROAD BUILDING COSTS

This applies to all local authority road projects around UK, although example is Norwich Western Link road

YOU SHOULD BE WORRIED …

#stopthewensumlink
@stopwensumlink
COSTS 1/N

https://twitter.com/Andrew9Boswell/status/1294158107959087104

You should be worried if you have children in #Norfolk who won’t benefit from the crown jewel of outdoor education #HoltHall

BECAUSE @NORFOLKCC IS BROKE

#stopthewensumlink
@stopwensumlink
COSTS 2/N

https://twitter.com/StopWensumLink/status/1293194536269885442