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Great work by @alchapman.bsky.social in revealing the travel behaviours of 'ultra frequent flyers'.

This group are "consuming vastly more than their fair share of the aviation sector’s carbon budget".

NEF argue this group should pay a new tax reflecting the environmental cost of excessive flying.

18.06.2025 21:14 β€” πŸ‘ 68    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“ŠNEW ANALYSISπŸ“Š
Just 3% of the UK population take 30% of the fights. When this government expands UK airports, this 3% benefit the most.

Who are these people? Introducing... the ultra-frequent flyer. Our research with Possible. 1/5

18.06.2025 09:45 β€” πŸ‘ 93    πŸ” 54    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 12
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The next Copenhagen? Inside Scotland’s cycling revolution Access to safe routes for commuters on bicycles increases the number of people using pedal power to get to work β€” whatever the weather

πŸ‘ β€œIn countries which continue to invest in everyday cycling, more people travel by bike in towns, cities and rural locations. There’s no reason that the success seen in Amsterdam, Copenhagen β€” or more recently in Paris β€” can’t be replicated in Scotland” - @keithirving.bsky.social (Cycling Scotland)

10.05.2025 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 68    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
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Audit Scotland's report found that a lack of leadership has meant that the Scottish Government is unlikely to meet its target to reduce car use. These graphs show the important difference between active travel/sustainable transport budget allocations versus what has happened in reality.

07.03.2025 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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