12 November 2024
Dear George,
It is quite a few months now since our correspondence tailed off, but the issue of business-sourced greenhouse gas emissions remains. Given the mayor's commitment to economic growth, we are very worried that the pollution from this source could increase, and not subside, due to new plans. Let us give two examples, the projected increase in flights (including at night) from Birmingham airport, and the potential destruction of Merry Hill's nature, landscaping, public open space and housing land due to the planned tram incursion. We fear there are other examples.
We note that the commitment to a Net Zero region by 2041 does not seem to have prominence in the mayor's plans.
So, we repeat, before the WMCA embarks on a new round of potentially polluting business investment, can we have an indication of the current offenders in such matters?
We also trust that environmental concerns will have a high prominence in the discussions about transport and investment at this Friday's WMCA board meeting.
12 Nov 2024 |
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