Climate and transport groups are calling for the UK to ban private jets and cut motorway speed limits to 60mph in response to a growing fuel shortage. Greenpeace and Transport and Environment warn that without action, the country faces severe jet fuel shortages and rising petrol prices. Their message is clear: ministers must prepare now or risk a painful crisis later.
Doug Parr, chief scientist at Greenpeace UK, says these measures would cause minimal inconvenience now while avoiding much harder decisions in future. Green Party leader Zack Polanski adds that ordinary families face cancelled flights and ruined holidays while wealthy individuals continue flying privately. He argues a temporary ban on non-essential private jet travel would protect the summer breaks hard-working families depend on.
Sources: theguardian.com
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| 1. shortage | a. rely on |
| 2. response | b. affluent |
| 3. warning | c. safeguards |
| 4. painful | d. trouble |
| 5. measures | e. actions |
| 6. minimal | f. difficult |
| 7. inconvenience | g. minimal |
| 8. wealthy | h. scarcity |
| 9. depend | i. alerting |
| 10. protects | j. reaction |
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