The Government are giving Greater Manchester £3bn to spend on public transport improvements in advance of introducing a congestion charge that will only apply in peak hours and in the direction of peak traffic flows. This will improve facilities and journeys for those travelling within Greater Manchester and encourage people to review their travel choices during the busiest part of the day.
"It's crazy for Gordon Brown to leave out climate changing emissions from planes and ships from the new Climate Change Law but that's what he is doing. Why should our local industry and businesses be held to account for their carbon emissions but not the aviation industry?" Kate Eldridge, Stockport Friends of the Earth
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