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When it comes to the environment, it is clear that #HS2 is not a good idea. Here's why:
Any argument that HS2 is necessary to combat climate change is debunked by HS2âs own report which shows that the project will take >100 years to reduce carbon due to the massive emissions created during construction of the line.
Any argument that HS2 will reduce air travel is undermined by Governmentâs ambition for airport expansion.
Any argument that HS2 will reduce road travel is undermined by Governmentâs massive investment in new road projects.
Any argument that HS2 will improve nature and help leave the environment in a better state for the next generation is debunked by the physical scars HS2 is leaving on our countryside.
As costs mount, it's time for govt to stop & rethink. It needs to ask itself what the point of the project is, if it's needed in the post-pandemic world, and whether it's worth the cost. The project's environmental or climate credentials have been shown to be a complete myth.
