Transport and the Environment

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The Transport and the Environment report, published in 1994, was the 18th report published by the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution. It provided a detailed and comprehensive study of the environmental impact of transport in the United Kingdom and was chaired by Sir John Houghton.{{cite web|url=http://www.rcep.org.uk/reports/index.htm|title=Reports|publisher=Royal Commission of Environmental Polition|accessdate=2010-03-11|url-status=dead|archiveurl=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110322143804/www.rcep.org.uk/reports/index.htm|archivedate=22 March 2011|df=dmy-all}} The New Scientist commented "Rarely, if ever, can a ministry have emerged so badly from an official report as John MacGregor's old department", in an article titled "Head-on collision over transport: The British government has received its sternest warning yet that its unflagging support for the car is seriously at odds with its own green principles".{{cite web|url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg14419512.300-headon-collision-over-transport-the-british-government-has-received-its-sternest-warning-yet-that-its-unflagging-support-for-the-car-is-seriously-at-odds-with-its-own-green-principles.html?full=true|title=Head-on collision over transport: The British government has received its sternest warning yet that its unflagging support for the car is seriously at odds with its own green principles |publisher=New Scientist|accessdate=2010-03-11}}