'No jobs on a dead planet' - former commissioner defends helping scrap M4 relief road
Which is why, in these situations, economy always wins and environment always loses."But in the long term, there are no jobs on a dead planet.
- ▪Which is why, in these situations, economy always wins and environment always loses."But in the long term, there are no jobs on a dead planet.
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'No jobs on a dead planet' - former commissioner defends helping scrap M4 relief roadImage source, Future Generations CommissionerImage caption, Sophie Howe said she was "generally not popular" with drivers caught up in the M4 trafficByAdam HaleBBC WalesPublished4 minutes agoA former independent commissioner says she helped scrap the M4 relief road over concerns about the environment because "there are no jobs on a dead planet".Sophie Howe made the comment on a BBC podcast after it was suggested the cancelled 14-mile (22km) motorway in Newport could have helped boost the economy.Howe, who was the world's first future generations commissioner, described helping get dozens of other road projects cancelled including a third Menai crossing over concerns about the environment and wellbeing.The…
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