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If politicians continue to introduce expensive palliatives rather than address the root causes of global warning, there will only be worsening atmospheric effects. Do we really have to wait until world population reaches totally unsustainable levels before we realise that?
Anthony G Phillips
Salisbury
“Perhaps most incriminating was the advice that trail laying had to be as ‘plausible’ as possible. There would be no need to suggest that [a trail layer] was needed unless it was a sham”.
Major landowners such as the National Trust, United Utilities, Lake District National Park and Natural Resources Wales have been waiting on this verdict to decide whether to ban ‘trail’ hunting on their land.
Readers of your paper who belong to the National Trust may like to consider the implications of this court judgment when they cast their votes on this motion at its forthcoming AGM.
Sue Nicholson Sidmouth, Devon active transport. The report has a clear message that current provision for active and public transport is inadequate and so it is not surprising that there is less support for specific disincentives for private car use, such as increased parking charges. Given today’s experience, people find it easy to see the problems and hard to see the benefits of such changes.
Like many I am concerned for the future, so my personal message to our councils is clear: to achieve our net zero commitments, we need to urgently improve provision for public and active transport. Experience elsewhere shows that this leads to more widespread support for the difficult changes needed to avert the worst aspects of global warming.
Well done to the Climate Assembly for expressing their concerns with honesty and I am pleased that the direction is broadly positive. I hope that our councillors will rise to the challenge of making tough decisions based on a long-term vision of a sustainable future.
Alice Lemaitre
Exeter