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Cutting Air Passenger Duty ahead of COP26 is ‘tone-deaf’

Oct 27th 2021

27 October 2021

Responding to the Budget, Paul Tuohy, Chief Executive of Campaign for Better Transport, said:

Multibillion-pound investment in cities’ transport welcomed

Oct 23rd 2021

23 October 2021

Reacting to the announcement by the Treasury of nearly £7 billion investment in local transport for cities outside London, Silviya Barrett, Head of Policy and Research at Campaign for Better Transport, said:

More support needed to meet zero-emission buses target

Oct 23rd 2021

23 October 2021

Campaign for Better Transport is calling for more to be done to deliver a zero-emission bus fleet as figures reveal only a tiny proportion of buses on the road are currently electric.

Freeze fares or lose passengers Chancellor told

Oct 20th 2021

20 October 2021

Campaigners and rail passengers are urging the Chancellor to freeze rail fares next year to help get people back on board trains and put the brakes on the car-led recovery.

Autumn Budget and Spending Review – Media briefing from Campaign for Better Transport

Oct 19th 2021

18 October 2021

Ahead of the Autumn Budget and Spending Review on Wednesday 27 October, Paul Tuohy, Chief Executive of Campaign for Better Transport said:

Make trains cheaper and ban domestic flights to help tackle climate change

Oct 11th 2021

11 October 2021

Campaign for Better Transport is calling on the Government to ban some domestic flights and do more to promote rail as a greener alternative to help tackle climate change

Plane vs train race from London to Glasgow: competitors arrive two minutes apart

Oct 8th 2021

8 October 2021

Paul Tuohy and Norman Baker from Campaign for Better Transport today raced from London’s Piccadilly Circus to George Square in Glasgow, with Paul travelling by plane and Norman by train. The two arrived within two minutes of each other, with Paul just beating Norman.

Communities hold the key to a greener transport future: charities to showcase grassroots action on global stage at COP26

Oct 1st 2021

1 October 2021
From the Sustainable Transport Alliance (Bus Users, Campaign for Better Transport, Community Rail Network, Community Transport Association, Collaborative Mobility UK, Living Streets, London Cycling Campaign, Sustrans)

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