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Andrew Boswell
@Andrew9Boswell
Activist & Consultant, Science-based Climate Litigation, born 314.3ppm CO2. Grandad.
Mar 4, 2023 • 9 tweets • 5 min read
🧵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
Dec 14, 2022 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
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👇 Image Reminder of the roads and the cases
crowdjustice.com/case/stop-road… Image
May 5, 2021 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
THREAD 1/n

@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
... 2/n

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
Apr 10, 2021 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
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⬇️ ImageImage 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…
Feb 8, 2021 • 19 tweets • 7 min read
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 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
Aug 22, 2020 • 12 tweets • 9 min read
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⬇️⬇️

2/N
Aug 14, 2020 • 22 tweets • 19 min read
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

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