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Tag Archives: aviation
A viable economy in Greater Manchester? ….. airport city?
Sir Richard Leese, leader of Manchester City Council, has a blog where he regularly posts his news and thoughts. His latest is a vindication of the Greater Manchester Strategy and aviation-led economic growth, greatly dependent on China’s economy it seems. … Continue reading
Posted in Manchester City Council, news
Tagged airport city, aviation, economic growth, economy, GVA, HS2, Mark Burton, Richard Leese
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Steady State Manchester discussion paper on transport infrastructure #HS2
Investing in Transport Infrastructure: Notes from Steady State Manchester. read it here: transport paper SSM Sept 2013 In recent weeks and months there has been much debate about the UK government’s plan to build a high speed railway from London … Continue reading
Can the Train Take the Strain? Sustainable Inter-Regional Travel
Sustainable Inter-Regional Travel – Can the Train Take the Strain? UPDATE: SSM discussion paper on investing in transport infrastructure. Now available HERE A discussion paper by Dominic McCann Click here for the report: Long Distance and Inter-Regional Travel final (second … Continue reading
Posted in economics, transport
Tagged aviation, de-carbonisation, Dominic McCann, HS2, LinkedIn, modal shift, rail, re-localisation, steady state economy, transport
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Until we get a proper tax on carbon we need to keep Air Passenger Duty
Keep #APD – the counter-campaign Until we get a proper tax on carbon we need to keep Air Passenger Duty to discourage unnecessary flying. Download this as a 2-page campaign leaflet There had been straws in the wind and now … Continue reading
Posted in In Place of Growth
Tagged APD, aviation, campaign, carbon tax, climate change, economic growth, economy
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The supposed economic benefit of aviation expansion
25/6/13: 15.48 – links corrected and working now. Further to our counter-campaign on Air Passenger Duty, here is the argument that expansion of aviation does not inevitably lead to stimulation of the economy (which in any case is not necessarily … Continue reading
Posted in economics, LinkedIn, transport
Tagged aviation, climate change, degrowth, economic growth, right size economy, Tyndall Centre
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Oppose the campaign to abolish Air Passenger Duty
There have been straws in the wind and now there is a concerted campaign to abolish Air Passenger Duty (APD) – see http://www.afairtaxonflying.org/ (sorry you’ll have to copy and paste – we don’t want to help them too much!)The campaign … Continue reading
Posted in LinkedIn, transport
Tagged aviation, campaigns, climate change, economic growth
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There they go again – growth, airport. GM budget. SSM’s initial response. (now with an update – 20 March, 2013)
The first Greater Manchester budget has just appeared. We need some time to digest it, but having seen the MEN reports (here) and (here) this is yet more orthodox thinking – a mixture of wishful thinking and denial. Here is … Continue reading
Posted in economics
Tagged aviation, climate change, denial, economy, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, growth, Plan B, total carbon footprint
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A6 to Manchester Airport Relief Road: no economic case and a dodgy consultation.
Manchester Friends of the Earth. Good analysis of this retro road building project. The usual story of flawed economic modeling (or possibly modeling conducted to support a favoured project). Above all we have to ask why in this time of … Continue reading
