HS2 will destroy or damage hundreds of UK wildlife sites – report

HS2 will destroy or irreparably damage five internationally protected wildlife sites, 693 local wildlife sites, 108 ancient woodlands and 33 legally protected sites of special scientific interest, according to the most comprehensive survey of its impact on wildlife.

Uk is top in CO2 emissions for flights - not per capital, not per sq mile etc ... just right their at the top above any country

Electric planes coming for short haul as electric cars for that distance are a little way off too. Either way we might need passports. Edward l hacked a path through north Wales’s forest about 200 yards wide to get to the Prince of Wales.

But TheGreenParty and LibDems are trying to shift air travel to rail? Why have Guardian journalists failed to spot the blatant inconsistency, or is it an inconvenient truth deliberately avoid? 😃

jon_bartley Alternatively, we can just carry on as we are and destroy the entire planet. Transport now emits more CO2 than any other sector in the UK. We need to ditch cars and planes in favour of trains. Anyone know how to achieve this transformationally without HS2?

The motorways that will have to be built if HS2 is cancelled will destroy far, far more and be more polluting.

They don't care... getting to London 10 minutes earlier is far more important.....

So if you take out the Birmingham to Manchester/Liverpool element... Which currently appears to have zero chance of being built...how does it look then?

jon_bartley 1,300 miles road destroy 100sq miles ancient woods, HS2 29ha 📈Green rail travel +300% since ‘90s, key routes full 📈Lond-Scot 170 daily flights HS2= 🚆 36x1000 seat trains/hr long dist 💺x3 capacity local trains ✈️ Cuts Lond-Scot flights Get a perspective, not a bandwagon

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