Ban private jets and cut speed limits to avert UK fuel crisis, say campaigners

"Private jets should be banned and the speed limit on UK motorways reduced to 60mph as part of a pre-emptive effort to ease the looming fuel supply crisis, according to leading climate and transport organisations. The group including Greenpeace and Transport and Environment are calling on ministers not to sleepwalk into a crisis that could lead to severe shortages of jet fuel and spiralling petrol prices at the pump in the coming months. Instead they are calling on ministers to prepare now by lowering demand for oil in a fair and orderly way."

"Doug Parr, the chief scientist at Greenpeace UK, said: Measures like lowering speed limits and banning private jets and short-haul flights would cause minimal inconvenience now and avoid much more painful decisions later on. By getting ahead of the problem, ministers can not only soften the blow for UK drivers and passengers they can also cut climate emissions and put fairness at the heart of this crisis response."

"The Green party leader, Zack Polanski, backed the idea of banning private jets, saying many British families looked forward to their overseas holiday all year but now faced cancelled flights and ruined breaks because of Trump's illegal war in Iran. He said: While ordinary people pay the price, the super rich are simply getting in their private jets at will wasting huge amounts of jet fuel on unnecessary trips. The government should act now: put in place a temporary ban on non-essential private jet travel to save the summer holiday for the families who have worked hard to save for it."

"The head of the International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol, warned this year that the US-led war in Iran would have a similar impact to the combined effect of the twin oil shocks of the 1970s and the fallout of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Countries around the world have already been hit by rising fuel costs and analysts warn that the UK is particularly exposed to the jet fuel shortage, with a real risk of rationing as supplies fall to"

Private jets should be banned and UK motorway speed limits should be reduced to 60mph to ease a looming fuel supply crisis. Climate and transport organisations warn that ministers could face severe jet fuel shortages and spiralling petrol prices in the coming months. They call for lowering oil demand in a fair and orderly way rather than waiting for shortages to worsen. Greenpeace UK argues that speed reductions and banning private jets and short-haul flights would cause minimal inconvenience now while avoiding more painful decisions later. The Green party supports a temporary ban on non-essential private jet travel to protect families’ summer plans. The International Energy Agency warns that conflict in Iran could create impacts comparable to major oil shocks, with the UK at particular risk of rationing as supplies fall.

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