Archive for May, 2005
May 31st, 2005 at 03:33pm
Under The South East Plan
http://southeast.greenparty.org.uk/news.html#SEPlan says:
A lack of urgency with regard to climate change. We need to achieve cuts in greenhouse gas emissions of over 85% by 2050 to avert major changes in global climatic conditions. We note that the SE is likely to be exposed to the most serious effects of climate change in the UK. Since the draft plan also notes this, we are concerned by the lack of adequate measures to address this problem especially with regard to surface transportation, aviation expansion and building standards. We note that the Institute for Public Policy Research calculates road traffic will be up 25% by 2015 in the SE, water use up 15% and air pollution by 7.5%.
They go on to list further reasons for opposing the South East Plan mainly criticising infrastructure and resources along with energy conservation. It looks like they don’t trust all the promises that are being made with regards to the South East Plan.
By Jez
May 17th, 2005 at 09:20am
Under Horley Master Plan+ The South East Plan
There is no doubt that many of the climate change scenarios are extremely challenging to our flood defence role. Southern Region is dominated by its coastline. Climate change will make it extremely difficult to maintain standards of defence against both flooding and erosion.
-Gary Lane, Regional Water Manager, Environment Agency, Southern Region.
The South East avoided the famous Easter Floods in 1998 but this is no reason for complacency. Climate change will mean more winter rainfall, wetter soils in winter and a greater risk of extreme flooding.
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Doing nothing is not an option. You may doubt some of the predictions and their likely impacts, but I suggest that a sensible analysis of the risks does not allow us to sit back and wait.
Peter Ewins, Chief Executive, The Met. Office. From a lecture given to The Royal Academy of Engineering, January 1999.
I wonder how much worse it would be if a large percentage of land were concreted over in the South East Plan?
Jez.
By Jez
May 6th, 2005 at 11:14am
Under The South East Plan
“The South East Plan should send a message to Government that the South East, as a region, is genuinely committed to sustainable growth. Otherwise we provide them with an excuse for not investing in our people and infrastructure. This investment is essential to provide an environment in which businesses in the South East can remain globally competitive and people can continue to enjoy a high quality of life.”
Quoted from http://www.brightonbusiness.co.uk/htm/ni20050308.756436.htm
I don’t think that sustainable growth is an issue - undoubtedly, everyone wants the best for their area, schools, hostpitals, transport etc… But, do people want it at the expense of sacrificing the local countryside of the place they have chosen to live in? Is something as ill thought out as fastway bus routes going to appease the population of the south east? I don’t think it will.
Wouldn’t growth be better suited to somewhere with less industry and jobs? Somewhere that could really use such an investment?
By Jez
May 1st, 2005 at 11:31am
Under The South East Plan
Or build at a lower rate than we have been over the past five years 42%
By Jez
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