Representation by Dominic Furniss
- Date submitted
- 2 September 2022
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
This scheme is completely out of step with our country and planet being in a climate emergency. The project would increase traffic growth and carbon emissions by 2,190,452 tonnes over its lifetime; increase emissions from its construction by at least an additional 518,562 tonnes, all within the critical fourth carbon budget when we need to achieve 68% reductions in UK carbon emissions by 2030 under our legally binding commitments under the Paris Agreement; in total, increase emissions by 2,709,014 tonnes, which is completely unacceptable in a climate emergency Furthermore, there is a direct threat to nature: it will directly impact on the River Eden Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), and the Pennine Moors SAC (which is also a Special Protection Area), and the habitats of many endangered species (including red squirrels, otters, bats, water voles, polecat, brown hare, hedgehog and roe deer, and internationally important bird species such as lapwing, curlew, oystercatcher, snipe, redshank, pinkfooted goose, whooper swan, woodcock, redwing, fieldfare, black redstart, kingfisher, golden plover, and barn owl. The scheme should be scrapped immediately.