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5G, big business, Cornwall testbed for 5G, covert 5G operations, fracked off, fracking uk, genuine health risks of 5G, Health dangers, lack of transparency, stop 5G, telecommunications industry needs reigning in, ubiquitous roll out of 5G, wake up to 5G dangers, we don't need 5G, weaponising the world
This may be slightly sensationalised newspeak and clearly puts some people off what is a very hot topic but we have to ask ourselves how can we stop this madness. What I mean is how we can stop the ubiquitous roll out of 5G. Where is the open public consultation? Where is the unbiased public information? Is this another asbestos, tobacco, diesel gate on our doorstep? We may be facing some huge environmental challenges but we cannot ignore this one, they are all interlinked anyway just as tech takes on a runaway momentum. Let’s hold fire, recalibrate, take stock, debate and reflect because we have to ask ourselves do we really want to open this pandoras box before we think about the consequences and accept the huge risk to health, humanity and the planet? I do not think that this is sensational, I think it is reasonable. Would you hand a child a loaded gun?
Suicide fear over ‘weapons grade’ technology being tested in Cornwall
Cornwall is one of two confirmed test areas for the new 5g phone system a US professor has called ‘a massive experiment on the health of all species’
Cornwall is one of two confirmed test areas for the new 5g phone system a US professor has called ‘a massive experiment on the health of all species’
A ‘weapons grade’ new phone technology which is being tested in Cornwall is sparking health concerns – after a spate of suicides at Bristol University.
Cornwall and Cumbria have been confirmed as test areas for the new 5G mobile technology in rural areas, it has been revealed.
However, a public health professor at the University of California has described 5g as “a massive experiment on the health of all species”.
And there are also fears the 5g network will require a huge proliferation of new masts, with one for every 10-20 homes.
Now organisations, including Cornish group Villagers Against Masts (VAM), have launched campaigns to call for greater scrutiny of mobile phone technology and coverage, citing serious concerns over health risks, especially mental health.
Jane Harvey, founding member of VAM, says she has deep concerns about the amount of masts needed for 5g network.
She said: “Since researching the health effects, I have a real concern over masts, but also Wi-Fi and the looming 5g technology. 5g is not good at all.
“Unfortunately Cornwall and Cumbria have been chosen to trial 5g in rural areas.
“The US has seen 5g rolling out in many places, impacting human health, wildlife and the environment.
“5g requires closer connectivity, a mast every 10-20 houses. So, imagine the countryside dotted with these.
“Also, once they get permission for one mast on an AONB, a precedent is set and it would be very tricky to stop more.”
Jane said research showed that having rolled out 5g in US, there has been massive spikes in depression and anxiety, as well as a host of other complaints.
She added: “5g is a weapons grade frequency. There is no knowing the future implications for us – we are the guinea pigs.
“Over 200 scientists from 38 countries around the world have signed a petition to put on hold the 5g roll out. Thousands of scientists have published papers showing evidence of the harm 5g will cause.”
Jane cites a spate of suicides at Bristol University. Over the last year or so, they have had an unprecedented number of students committing suicide.
“Bristol University has it’s own 5g network surrounding the uni. They use it to trial driverless cars etc.
“I think this is a factor that is worth considering since it is so closely linked with depression and anxiety.” she added.
The new 5g network communicates through millimeter waves (MMWs) rather than microwaves, as previous generations have.
These smaller waves cannot travel as far, or through as many types of materials. This means that there will need to be far more individual ‘small cell towers’ closer together.
The 5G technology is too new to have been thoroughly tested and studied by many parties outside of cell service providers.
Dr Joel Moskowitz, a public health professor at the University of California, Berkeley, told the Mail Online MMWs could pose a very real danger.
“The deployment of 5G, or fifth generation cellular technology, constitutes a massive experiment on the health of all species,” he told Daily Mail Online.
“Because MMWs are weaker than microwaves, they are predominantly absorbed by the skin, meaning their distribution is quite focused there.
“Since skin contains capillaries and nerve endings, MMW bio-effects may be transmitted through molecular mechanisms by the skin or through the nervous system.”
The International Society of Doctors for the Environment, its subsidiaries in 27 countries and more than 200 doctors and scientists are also calling for the 5G roll out to be stopped, Dr Moskowitz told The Mail.
In a paper called ‘Towards 5G communication systems: Are there health implications?’, published in the International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, Italian doctor Agostino Di Ciaula said the health effects were still under investigation – but oncologic and non-cancerous chronic effects have been suggested.
“Underrating the problem could lead to a further rise in noncommunicable diseases,” said Dr Di Ciaula.
However, other scientists are convinced 5g signals pose no danger to health.”
‘Weapons grade frequency’ 5G trial set for Cornwall
NUMEROUS HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS ABOUT THE NEW ‘5G’ NETWORK COVERAGE ARE BEING EXPRESSED BY RESEARCHERS WORLDWIDE.
by Amy Porter
Cornwall and Cumbria will become a test areas for the new 5g mobile technology in rural areas, it has been revealed.
However many organisations, including 5Gappeal and EMFscientist and Cornish group Villagers Against Masts (VAM) have launched campaigns to call for greater scrutiny of mobile phone technology and coverage, citing serious concerns over health risks, especially mental health.
Numerous health and environmental concerns about the new ‘5g’ network coverage are being expressed by researchers worldwide.
Jane Harvey, founding member of VAM, told us “It is interesting seeing different reactions. Some people simply won’t want to engage in the conversation about mobile devices and safety since we have been made to become addicted to them”
Jane says the new 5G network could require a mast for as few as every 20 houses.
“Since researching the health effects, I have a real concern over masts, but also Wi-Fi and the looming 5g technology. 5g is not good at all. Unfortunately Cornwall and Cumbria have been chosen to trial 5g in rural areas. The US has seen 5g rolling out in many places, impacting human health, wildlife and the environment.
“5g requires closer connectivity, a mast every 10-20 houses. So, imagine the countryside dotted with these. Also, once they get permission for one mast on an AONB, a precedent is set and it would be very tricky to stop more.”
Louisa Inch, an environmental pollution scientist from Truro, has been researching the potential harmful emissions from mobile masts for a long time. She also has an acoustimeter, a device to detect microwave radiation.
It’s pretty eye-opening when you see how high the levels of RF-EMF’S are from mobile phones, but particularly from Wi-fi routers.
Research shows that having rolled out 5g in US, there has been massive spikes in depression and anxiety, as well as a host of other complaints.
Louisa has found that the safety guidelines that the telecoms companies adhere to are made by the companies and not independently checked. They create the rules. The levels in UK are massively higher than in many other countries. The companies will always say they work well within the guidelines – they do – it’s just that they guidelines are set so very high.
Jane Harvey continued “5g is a weapons grade frequency. There is no knowing the future implications for us – we are the guinea pigs. Over 200 scientists from 38 countries around the world have signed a petition to put on hold the 5g roll out. Thousands of scientists have published papers showing evidence of the harm 5g will cause.
We, as humans will have to cope with the on-going 2g, 3g, 4g and then the super strong 5g. The wavelength itself is smaller, 1mm. This is the difference, it is absorbed into our bodies and affects us at a molecular level.
Central government are very pro-masts and pro 5g. We must ask why this is.
To roll out this technology, sweep thousands of peer reviewed studies under the carpet, discredit people speaking up against it, put our future at such risk…why? It is worth a lot of money but is there more to it?”
Jane cites the awful spate of suicides at Bristol University. Over the last year or so, they have had an unprecedented number of students commiting suicide.
“Bristol University has it’s own 5g network surrounding the uni. They use it to trial driverless cars etc. I think this is a factor that is worth considering since it is so closely linked with depression and anxiety.” she said.
Villagers Against Masts are currently trying to stop a 50ft mast being erected at the seafront in Mousehole.
Mousehole residents only found out about the plans to build the conspicuous mast when they discovered a groundwork company already preparing the site on their doorstep.
Locals were quick to respond, and after the people protested the proposed mast was rejected by local planners, however Vodafone has appealed this decision.
The tech giant claims that this huge mast is necessary to achieve coverage for the whole village.
This is despite the fact that a ‘mini-mast’ for 4g coverage has apparently been trailed successfully in nearby Porthcurno.
Vodafone has garnered a bad reputation in other areas for erecting masts against the wishes and despite the health concerns of residents. Take this case, for example, in Gloucestershire, in which a day’s delay caused the local council to miss the deadline to reject Vodafone’s’ planning application, condemning a retired couple to live immediately next to a phone mast.
There is a concern among members of VAM that this type of opportunism could happen in Mousehole, as Vodafone could take their appeal to the high court, as Jane Harvey explains
“There is a government agenda to get 100% mobile coverage across the UK, so they will be in favour of masts everywhere. That decision will worry me!
“I met with two Vodafone managers a few months ago, to discuss the siting of the proposed mast in Mousehole. The original size was 50 ft. They admitted in the meeting that they always start off with the max height in a planning application, (knowing in this case they wouldn’t get it).
“They then can ‘compromise’ on a smaller one. This time they have reduced the size (not by much!) to 40 ft. That is still twice the height of a telegraph pole. They said they can’t go for anything smaller otherwise it wouldn’t give any coverage down in the village.
Councillor Roger Harding and MP Derek Thomas also attended the meeting with Vodafone. Jane claims Vodafone managers told the councillor that they will continue to appeal this decision in the hope that they would eventually get their way.
“I shared my health concerns with EMF unit Manager, Dr Rob Matthews, from Vodafone at the meeting” Jane told us. “I have two young sons and living so so close to a mast, approx within 10 metres and directly in front of our house, he admitted that he cannot say it is 100% safe and understands that I would feel the need to move!!
The AONB objected to the application, and Cornwall Council rejected it. True to their word, Vodafone have now appealed that rejection – because they always do. The AONB will object again to the appeal and it is very likely it will be rejected again by the council.
“The concern is that Vodafone can appeal again and to take it to the high court. This then takes the decision away from Cornwall Council”
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While alterations to the size of the mast may affect the issue of aesthetics, it does not address the serious health concerns raised by putting such a high concentration of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) near residential properties.
A helpful article from the Environmental health trust outlines numerous peer-reviewed studies that cast doubt over the safety of this relatively new technology. In fact, an Egyptian study published online by the American Academy of Paediatrics has linked close proximity to mobile phone bases with experiencing “Headaches, Memory problems, dizziness, depression and Sleep problems.
VAM are seeking legal advice for their next step.
Villagers Against Masts faced a similar battle to Mousehole in Tregony, near Truro. They lost their fight and the huge lattice mast has just been put up nearby.
“This is a can of worms, when you start looking into it!” Jane said ” but I will definitely keep fighting to stop this Mousehole mast”
https://cornishstuff.com/2018/10/18/weapons-grade-frequency-5g-trial-set-for-cornwall/
“Vodafone mast leaves Cornwall villagers with ‘life sentence of health worries’
The saga of the Vodafone UK mast in Stithians has rumbled on for more than a year
A village community is up in arms after the Planning Inspectorate granted an appeal to build a 50ft phone mast which will “result in a life sentence of health worries”.
This time last year Cornwall Live reported how villagers in Stithians were almost unanimously opposed to the application submitted by Vodafone UK’s agent Galliford Try to build the 50ft mast.
If given the green light by planners the mast would have been built on land at the Telephone Exchange, East Road, in Stithians, next to the current BT exchange site, however Cornwall Council chose to reject the application.
A number of contentious issues were raised by people living in the village, including a lack of public consultation, health concerns, the fact agent Galliford Try refused to consider alternative sites that Stithians Parish Council deemed more suitable and the fact that some work had been carried out at the site before an application for planning permission was even submitted.
However, the initial rejoicing at the proposal’s dismissal has given way to seething anger after the Planning Inspectorate passed the subsequent appeal.
Among those who has blasted the decision was Cornwall Councillor John Thomas.
He said: “I am totally dismayed, let down and angry over the ludicrous decision made by the appeal inspector over the application.
“This is not a situation where the public, parish council and myself as Cornwall Councillor for Stithians have gone against an officer’s opinion, but have all worked in sync to come up with valid reasons why this monstrosity should not be erected in the exposed and elevated position as has been allowed on appeal.
“Having read the points considered by the inspector and his speculative responses makes me wonder has he really taken any notice of the valid and comprehensive reasons put forward by objectors at all.
“Along with the planning officer we have been consistent in the way we presented our policy objections and concerns over additional reasons such as health fears to neighbours living close by. The school and nearby children’s nursery which fall within the exclusion zone of 500 metres.
“The inspector has relied too heavily on the applicants technical information which basically throws out any such health scares. This is such a grey area as it cannot be proven that there are risks to health on the other hand there is no proof that it doesn’t.”
Mr Thomas added that he believed the inspector has favoured the applicant and should have taken a more balanced view. He said that he intends to try to lodge a further appeal.
He concluded: “My closing comments are that this inspector has served a life sentence of health worries on the residents of Stithians. He has allowed a visually intrusive structure in an elevated and rural location which has a detrimental effect into the open countryside, I am very angry and totally dismayed why any official should have the ultimate power and want to inflict such ludicrous decisions onto local village communities.”
The Planning Inspectorate report states that the ‘slip monopole’ structure would be cited at the back of a BT exchange and greatly improve network coverage in Stithians.
The report adds that the mast would largely be viewed in the context of a more suburbanised setting and the occasional trees in the Cornish hedge along the south side of Foundry Lane, would assist in breaking up and softening views of the mast from the north-east.
From the south west it is claimed the mast would be “a background feature” and “the mast would be integrated into the natural and built environment, recognising the intrinsic character and beauty of the countryside and it would achieve the economic, social and environmental roles of sustainable development”.
The report cites the lack of evidence relating to health risks and says that alternative sites were discounted due to not being able to provide desired coverage or lack of interest from owners and technical or heritage reasons.
The inspector added: “Many local residents expressed concern about a lack of public consultation. However, there is nothing before me to suggest that publicity requirements have not been met. The potential noise from the equipment cabinets, the effect on TV signals, potential reduction in property values and a loss of view all fall outside of the matters to which I can have regard in reaching my decision.”A Vodafone spokesman said: “Vodafone and O2 customers expect to be able to use their mobiles and devices where they live, work and travel. Base stations are low-powered devices which cover approximately half a mile in radius, therefore we have to put base stations close to our customers.”Let’s look at what is being done:
“The 5G appeal
“Scientists warn of potential serious health effects of 5G September 13, 2017
We the undersigned, more than 180 scientists and doctors from 35 countries, recommend a moratorium
on the roll-out of the fifth generation, 5G, for telecommunication until potential hazards for human
health and the environment have been fully investigated by scientists independent from industry. 5G
will substantially increase exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) on top of the 2G,
3G, 4G, Wi-Fi, etc. for telecommunications already in place.
humans and the environment.
RF-EMF has been proven to be harmful for
(Note: Blue links below are references.) 5G leads to massive increase of mandatory exposure to wireless radiation
houses
every 10 to 12
5G technology is effective only over short distance. It is poorly transmitted through solid material.
Many new antennas will be required and full-scale implementation will result in antennas
in urban areas, thus massively increasing mandatory exposure.
With ”the ever more extensive use of wireless technologies,” nobody can avoid to be exposed. Because on top of the increased number of 5G-transmitters (even within housing, shops and in hospitals) according to estimates, ”10 to 20 billion connections” (to refrigerators, washing machines, surveillance cameras, self-driving cars and buses, etc.) will be parts of the Internet of Things. All these together can cause a substantial increase in the total, long term RF-EMF exposure to all EU citizens.
Harmful effects of RF-EMF exposure are already proven
More than 230 scientists from 41 countries have expressed their “serious concerns” regarding the ubiquitous and increasing exposure to EMF generated by electric and wireless devices already before the additional 5G roll-out. They refer to the fact that ”numerous recent scientific publications have shown that EMF affects living organisms at levels well below most international and national guidelines”. Effects include increased cancer risk, cellular stress, increase in harmful free radicals, genetic damages, structural and functional changes of the reproductive system, learning and memory deficits, neurological disorders, and negative impacts on general well-being in humans. Damage goes well beyond the human race, as there is growing evidence of harmful effects to both plants and animals.
After the scientists’ appeal was written in 2015 additional research has convincingly confirmed
serious health risks from RF-EMF fields from wireless technology. The world’s largest study (25 million US
dollar) National Toxicology Program (NTP), shows statistically significant increase in the incidence of brain
and heart cancer in animals exposed to EMF below the ICNIRP
guidelines followed by most countries. These results support results in human
epidemiological studies on RF radiation and brain tumour risk. A large number of peer-reviewed scientific
reports demonstrate harm to human health from EMFs.
Radiation Protection)
confirm that RF-EMF radiation is carcinogenic to humans.
(International Commission on Non-Ionizing
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the cancer agency of the World Health
Organization (WHO), in 2011 concluded that EMFs of frequencies 30 KHz – 300 GHz are possibly
carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B). However, new studies like the NTP study mentioned above and several
epidemiological investigations including the latest studies on mobile phone use and brain cancer risks
The EUROPA EM-EMF Guideline 2016 states that ”there is strong evidence that long-term exposure
to certain EMFs is a risk factor for diseases such as certain cancers, Alzheimer’s disease, and male
infertility…Common EHS (electromagnetic hypersensitivity) symptoms include headaches, concentration
difficulties, sleep problems, depression, lack of energy, fatigue, and flu-like symptoms.”
5G Appeal
1
An increasing part of the European population is affected by ill health symptoms that have for
many years been linked to exposure to EMF and wireless radiation in the scientific literature. The
International Scientific Declaration on EHS & multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), Brussels 2015, declares
that: “In view of our present scientific knowledge, we thereby stress all national and international
bodies and institutions…to recognize EHS and MCS as true medical conditions which acting as sentinel
diseases may create a major public health concern in years to come worldwide i.e. in all the countries
implementing unrestricted use of electromagnetic field-based wireless technologies and marketed
chemical substances… Inaction is a cost to society and is not an option anymore… we unanimously
acknowledge this serious hazard to public health…that major primary prevention measures are adopted and
prioritized, to face this worldwide pan-epidemic in perspective.”
Precautions
Precautionary Principle adopted by EU 2005 diminish that harm.”
actions shall be taken to avoid or
The
(UNESCO) was
to morally unacceptable harm that is scientifically plausible but uncertain,
Resolution 1815 (Council of Europe, 2011): ”Take all reasonable measures to reduce exposure to
electromagnetic fields, especially to radio frequencies from mobile phones, and particularly the exposure to
children and young people who seem to be most at risk from head tumours…Assembly strongly
recommends that the ALARA (as low as reasonably achievable) principle is applied, covering both the so-
called thermal effects and the athermic [non-thermal] or biological effects of electromagnetic emissions or
radiation” and to ”improve risk-assessment standards and quality”.
The Nuremberg code
conducted, where there is an a priori reason to believe that death or disabling injury will occur; except,(1949) applies to all experiments on humans, thus including the roll-out of 5G
No experiment should be perhaps, in those experiments where the experimental physicians also serve as subjects.
European Environment Agency
“Safety guidelines” protect industry – not health The current ICNIRP ”safety guidelines”
their relationships with telecommunications or electric companies necessary to include scientists with competence in medicine
[mechanism]
s
The
(EEA) is warning for ”Radiation risk from everyday devices” in
spite of the radiation being below the WHO/ICNIRP standards. EEA also concludes: ”There are many
examples of the failure to use the precautionary principle in the past, which have resulted in serious and
often irreversible damage to health and environments…harmful exposures can be widespread before there
is both ‘convincing’ evidence of harm from long-term exposures, and biological understanding
of how that harm is caused.”
although the radiation is
are obsolete.
All proofs of harm mentioned above arise
below the ICNIRP “safety guidelines”. Therefore new safety standards are
necessary. The reason for the misleading guidelines is that “conflict of interest of ICNIRP members due to
undermine the impartiality that should
govern the regulation of Public Exposure Standards for non-ionizing radiation…To evaluate cancer risks it i
, especially oncology.”
the obsolete hypothesis
heating of exposed tissue
5G Appeal
2
: ”When human activities may lead
with new, higher RF-EMF exposure. All such experiments: ”should be based on previous knowledge (e.g., an
expectation derived from animal experiments) that justifies the experiment.
pts 3-5). Already published scientific studies show that there is ”a priori reason to believe” in real health
The current ICNIRP/WHO guidelines for EMF are based on
” (Nuremberg code
hazards.
that ”The critical
effect of RF-EMF exposure relevant to human health and safety is
thermal effect”) at radiation levels well below ICNIRP guidelines.
caused without heating
.” However,
scientists have proven that many different kinds of illnesses and harms are
(”non-
We urge the EU:
1) To take all reasonable measures to halt the 5G RF-EMF expansion until independent scientists
can assure that 5G and the total radiation levels caused by RF-EMF (5G together with 2G, 3G, 4G,
and WiFi) will not be harmful for EU-citizens, especially infants, children and pregnant women, as
well as the environment.
2) To recommend that all EU countries, especially their radiation safety agencies, follow Resolution
1815 and inform
radiation,
about health risks from RF-EMF
citizens,
including, teachers and physicians,
how and why to avoid wireless communication, particularly in/near e.g., daycare
centers, schools, homes, workplaces, hospitals and elderly care.
3) To appoint immediately, without industry influence, an EU task force of independent, truly
impartial EMF-and-health scientists with no conflicts of interest1 to re-evaluate the health risks
and:
a) To decide about new, safe “maximum total exposure standards” for all wireless
communication within EU.
b) To study the total and cumulative exposure affecting EU-citizens.
c) To create rules that will be prescribed/enforced within the EU about how to avoid
exposure exceeding new EU ”maximum total exposure standards” concerning all kinds of EMFs in
order to protect citizens, especially infants, children and pregnant women.
4) To prevent the wireless/telecom industry through its lobbying organizations from persuading EU-
officials to make decisions about further propagation of RF radiation including 5G in Europe.
5) To favor and implement wired digital telecommunication instead of wireless.
Respectfully submitted,
Rainer Nyberg, EdD, Professor Emeritus (Åbo Akademi), Vasa, Finland (NRNyberg@abo.fi)lennart.hardell@regionorebrolan.se) HERE.
1 Avoid similar mistakes as when the Commission (2008/721/EC) appointed industry supportive members for SCENIHR, who submitted to EU a misleading SCENIHR report on health risks, giving telecom industry a clean bill to irradiate EU-citizens. The report is now quoted by radiation safety agencies in EU.
We expect an answer from you no later than October 31, 2017 to the two first mentioned signatories
about what measures you will take to protect the EU-inhabitants against RF-EMF and especially 5G
radiation. This appeal and your response will be publicly available.
Lennart Hardell, MD, PhD, Professor (assoc) Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Health,
University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden (
WE will add signatories to the following list through the end of 2017. The updated list of
signatories and the appeal can be found later
5G Appeal 3
Note: The endorsements are personal and not necessarily supported by the affiliated universities or organizations.
EU and European Nations BELGIUM
Marie-Claire Cammaerts, PhD, Researcher (retired), Faculty of Science, Free University of Brussels, Brussels
CYPRUS
Stella Canna Michaelidou, PhD, Chemist Expert on Environment, Health and Food Safety, President of the Cyprus National Committee on Environment and Children’s Health
FINLAND
Marjukka Hagström, LL.M, M.Soc.Sc., Senior researcher, The Finnish Electrosensitivity Foundation, Turku
Osmo Hänninen, PhD, Professor Emeritus (Physiology), Kuopio
Georgiy Ostroumov, PhD (in the field of RF EMF), independent researcherDominique Belpomme, MD, MSc, Full Professor in Medical Oncology; Director of ECERI, Paris University, Paris & European Cancer and Environment Research Institute, Brussels
Philippe Irigaray, PhD, Scientific Director, Association for Research on Treatment against Cancer (ARTAC), Paris; European Cancer and Environment Research Institute (ECERI), Brussels
Vincent Lauer, Ing. ECP, Independent Researcher, La Chapelle sur Erdre
Annie J Sasco, MD, DrPH, Former Director of Research, French National Institute of Health and MedicalResearch; Former Chief of Epidemiology for Cancer Prevention, International Agency for Research on Cancer; Former Acting Chief of Program, Cancer Control, World Health Organization, Bordeaux
GERMANY
Franz Adlkofer, MD, Professor, Pandora-Foundation for Independent Research
Christine Aschermann, MD (retired) member of the Kompetenzinitiative e.V., Leutkirch
Mario Babilon, Dr. rer. nat., Professor, Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University Stuttgart Wolf Bergmann, Dr. med., Kompetenzinitiative zum Schutz von Mensch, Umwelt und Demokratiee.V., Freiburg
Rainer Frentzel-Beyme, MD, Professor emeritus, University of Bremen.
Helmut Breunig, Diploma degree in forestry, Specialty: Radio frequency injuries on trees around phonemasts, Osterode am Harz
Klaus Buchner, Dr. rer. nat., Professor, MEP – Member of the European Parliament,Kompetenzinitiative zum Schutz von Mensch, Umwelt und Demokratie e.V., München Horst Eger, Dr. med., Ärztlicher Qualitätszirkel ”Elektromagnetische Felder in der Medizin –
Diagnostik, Therapie, Umwelt”, Naila
Karl Hecht, Dr, Professor of Pathophysiology and Neurophysiology (Emeritus of the Medical centerCharite), Berlin
Peter Hensinger, MA, diagnose:funk, consumer protection organisation, Stuttgart
Markus Kern, Dr. med., Kompetenzinitiative zum Schutz von Mensch, Umwelt und DemokratieGerd Oberfeld, MD, Public Health Officer, Salzburg
(As of September 13, 2017)
AUSTRIA
FRANCE
Marc Arazi, MD, Physician (Whistleblower on Phonegate international scandal), Nogent-sur-Marne
e.V., Kempten
Signatories to the 5G Appeal
5G Appeal 4
Florian M. König, Dr.Sc. Man. Dir. & Science Header of the Company/Institute “Florian König Enterprises GmbH”
Andrea Leute, Dr. med., Ärzteinitiative Mobilfunk Allgäu-Bodensee-Oberschwaben, Überlingen Martin Lion, Dr. med., Allgemeinmedizin – Homöopathie, Ulm
Peter Ludwig, Dr. phil., Kompetenzinitiative zum Schutz von Mensch, Umwelt und Demokratiee.V., Saarbrücken
Willi Mast, Dr., Arzt für Allgemeinmedizin und Innere Medizin, Gelsenkirchen
Joachim Mutter, Dr. med., Paracelsus Clinic / Switzerland, Kompetenzinitiative zum Schutz vonMensch, Umwelt und Demokratie e.V., Murg
Gertraud Teuchert-Noodt, Dr.med., Professor of Neurobiology, University of Bielefeld Peter Ohnsorge, Dr. med., European Academy for Environmental Medicine
Karl Richter, Dr. phil., Professor, Kompetenzinitiative zum Schutz von Mensch, Umwelt undDemokratie e.V., St. Ingbert
Claus Scheingraber, Dr. med. dent., German Working Group Electro-Biology, Brunnthal Cornelia Waldmann-Selsam, Dr.med., Competence Initiative for the Protection of Humanity,Environment and Democracy e.V., Bamberg
Werner Thiede, Dr. theol., Professor, Pfarrer der Evangelisch-Lutherischen Landeskirche in Bayernund Publizist, Neuhausen
Helmut Wagner, Dr. med., Ophthalmologist, Stuttgart
Harald Walach, Professor, PhD in psychology, PhD in theory and history of science, Change Health ScienceInstitute, Berlin; affiliation: Witten-Herdecke University, Poznan Medical University, Poland Ulrich Warnke, Dr.rer.nat., Academic Superior Council (retired) University of Saarland
Isabel Wilke, Diplom-Biologin, Editor ElektrosmogReport, Kassel/Berlin
Roland Wolff, Dipl.-Phys., Medical Physicist, Bremen
Ortwin Zais, PhD (Dr. med.), European Academy for Environmental MedicineGREECE
Christos Georgiou, PhD, Member, Scientific Secretariat of ICEMS; Professor of Biochemistry, Biology Department, University of Patras, Patras
Theodore P. Metsis, PhD, Electrical, Mechanical, Environmental Engineer, Consultant, Athens
ITALY
Domenico Agrusta, Medicina e chirurgia spec. in Odontostomatologia, Libero professionista Iscritto ISDE,Taranto
Fernanda Amicarelli, Full Professor in Applied Biology, Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila
Fiorella Belpoggi, Dr., Director, Research Department, Ramazzini Institute, Bologna
Sergio Bernasconi, Full Professor of Pediatrics, former Director, Pediatric Department, Editoremeritus: Italian Journal of Pediatrics, University of Parma
Dr Franco Berrino, MD, PhD, former Director, Department of Preventive and Predictive Medicine,Istitutonazionale dei Tumori, Milan
Ernesto Burgio, MD, Pediatrician, ECERI – European Cancer and Environment Research Institute (Bruxelles) Dr Franco Cherubini, Degree in medicine and surgery, Vetralla
Dott. Agostino Di Ciaula, President of Scientific Committee, Italian Society of Doctors for theEnvironment – ISDE Italy, Arezzo
Dott. Andrea Cormano, MD, Italian Society of Doctors for the Environment – ISDE, BeneventoUgo Corrieri, Medicina e chirurgia spec. in Psichiatra, Docente della Scuola Romana di Psicoterapia Familiare, Roma; Presidente di ISDE-Medici per l’Ambiente della
Provincia di Grosseto;Coordinatore di ISDE-Medici per l’Ambiente per il Centro ItaliaDr Patrizia Difonte, Physician, Surgeon, General practitioner and occupational medicine, Associazione Italiana Elettrosensibili, Lonate Pozzolo, Varese
Anna Maria Falasconi, MD, Primary Care Pediatrician, National Health System, Rome Dott. Filippo Maria di Fava, Laurea in Medicina e Chirurgia, Libero professionista, Rome Dr. Mario Frusi, MD, medico, Cuneo
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Dr. Stefano Gallozzi, Astrophysician and technologist at the INAF Italian National Astrophysical Institute in
the Observatory, President of the Comitato di Tutela e Salvaguardia dell’Ambiente in Monte Porzio
Catone (ONLUS association), Rome
Dott. Roberto Gava, Pharmacologist and Toxicologist, ISDE, Padua
Teresa Pia Anna Maria Del Gaudio, Degree in Medicine and Surgery, specialist in pediatrics, MedicalManager, ASL Salerno, Roccagloriosa (SA)
Patrizia Gentilini, Degree in Medicine (Oncology and Hematology). ISDE (International Society Doctor’s forEnvironment), FORLI’
Valerio Gennaro, MD, PhD, Head ,Liguria Mesothelioma Registry (COR Liguria), UO Clinical Epidemiology(IST Nord – CBA); IRCCS Policlinico Ospedale San Martino National Cancer Research Institute, Genoa Livio Giuliani, PhD, Professor, Università dell’Abruzzo – Corso di Laurea in Fisiatria, Chieti
Salvatore Magazù,PhD, Full Professor of Experimental Physics, Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche e Informatiche, Scienze Fisiche e Scienze della Terra, Università di Messina
Fiorenzo Marinelli, PhD, Institute of Molecular Genetics (IGM), National Research Council (CNR), Member of the International Commission for Electromagnetic Safety (ICEMS), Bologna
Antonio Maria Pasciuto, Laurea in Medicina e Chirurgia, Specialista in Medicina Interna, Presidente ASSIMAS (Associazione Italiana Medicina Ambiente e Salute), Roma
Dott. Carlo Ratti, MD, Ordine dei Medici della SPEZIA, Genova
Ruggero Ridolfi, MD, Oncologist Endocrinologist, ISDE, Forlì-Cesena
Sandro Rinaldi, Laurea in medicina e chirurgia specializzazione in Allergologia; specializzazione inEmatologia. Medico di medicina generale convenzionato con l’Azienda Sanitaria di Bolzano, Terlano Dott. Massimo Melelli Roia, MD, Italian Society of Doctors for the Environment – ISDE, Perugia
Dott. Roberto Romizi, President, Italian Society of Doctors for the Environment – ISDE, Arezzo
Dott.ssa Ida Santellocco, MD, Medico chirurgo, Pediatria, medico chirurgo – pediatra, Roma
Massimo Scalia, Coordinator of the Bioelectromagnetism Section of CIRPS (InteruniversityResearch Center for Sustainable Development)
Alessandro Solerio, Degree in Medicine and Surgery, Sanremo
Franco Verzella, MD, physician, practice dedicated to autistic children, Bologna
Myriam Zucca, Dr. ssa, Medical Director, Dermatology, Cagliari University Hospital, SardiniaMALTA
Pierre Mallia, MD, PhD, CBiol, MPhil, MA(Law), Professor of Family Medicine, Bioethics & Patients’ Rights; Chairperson, National Health Ethics Committee, Dept. of Health; Chairperson, Bioethics Consultative Committee, Ministry of Health; Coordinator, Bioethics Research Programme, Univ. of Malta; President, Malta College of Family Doctors
NETHERLANDS
PORTUGAL
SLOVAKIA
Jan Jakus, MD, PhD, DSc., Professor, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Martin Ladislav Janousek, PhD, Professor, Department of Electromagnetic and Biomedical Engineering
Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Zilina, Žilina
Michal Teplan, PhD, Institute of Measurement Science, Slovak academy of sciences, BratislavaAngelo Levis, PhD. Professor, Biologist, University of Padua
Roberto Lucchini, MD, Professor of Occupational Medicine, University of Brescia
Hugo Schooneveld, PhD, Retired Associate professor (Wageningen Agricultural University),
Advisor to the Dutch EHS Foundation, former president of ‘Stichting elektro-
hypersensitivity’, Wageningen
Paulo Vale, PhD, Auxiliary Researcher, Sea and Marine Resources Department, The Portuguese Sea and
Atmosphere Institute, Lisbon
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SPAIN
Alfonso Balmori, BSc, Master in Environmental Education, Biologist. Junta de Castilla y León, Valladolid
Pilar Muñoz-Calero, MD, President, Fundación Alborada; Co-director, Chair of Pathology and Environment, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Madrid
María Elena López Martín, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Human Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Enrique A. Navarro, PhD, Professor, University of Valencia, Valencia
Claudio Gómez-Perretta, MD, PhD, Chief of Section, Hospital Universitario La Fe, ValenciaSWEDEN
Mikko Ahonen, PhD, researcher, Sundsvall Michael Carlberg, MSc,
Mikael Eriksson, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Oncology, Skane University Hospital, Lund Lena Hedendahl, MD, Independent Environment and Health Research, Luleå
Gunilla Ladberg, PhD, Member of the Board of the Swedish association Vågbrytaren, Lidingö
Leif G. Salford, MD, PhD, Senior Professor of Neurosurgery, Director of the Rausing Laboratory forTranslational NeuroOncology, Lund University, Lund
Elsy-Britt Schildt, MD, PhD, Senior Consultant, Department of Oncology and Radiation, County Hospital,Kalmar
Fredrik Söderqvist, PhD, Center for Clinical Research, Uppsala University, VästeråsSWITZERLAND
Daniel Favre, Dr. phil. nat., Biologist, Independent Researcher, Brent
Peter Meier, Dr.Med., Facharzt für Innere Medizin FMH, M.Sc. Präventivmedizin, Mitglied der EuropeanAcademy for Environmental Medicine, Sissach
UK
Erica Mallery-Blythe, MD, Founder of PHIRE (Physicians’ Health Initiative for Radiation and Environment) Trustee Radiation Research Trust (RRT), Soton
David Gee, Visiting Fellow, Institute of Environment, Health and Societies, Brunel University, London Andrew Goldsworthy, BSc, PhD, Lecturer in Biology (retired), Imperial College London, Monmouth Alasdair Philips, BSc, DAgE, Professional engineer, Powerwatch
Syed Ghulam Sarwar Shah, MBBS, MA, MSc, PhD , Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Department ofOccupational Health, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Trust; Honorary Research Fellow, Department of
Clinical Sciences, Brunel University, London
Sarah Starkey, PhD, Independent Neuroscience and Environmental Health ResearchJosé Luis Bardasano, PhD, Biologist and Physician, Prof. of Medical Bioelectomagnetism,
Department of Medicine and Medical Specialties, School of Medicine, University of
Alcalá. Alcalá de Henares, Madrid
Miguel Lopez-Lazaro, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy,
University of Seville
Hospital, Örebro
Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University
Olle Johansson, Associate Professor, Experimental Dermatology Unit, Department of Neuroscience,
Karolinska Institute, Stockholm
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Other Nations
ARMENIA
Sinerik Ayrapetyan, PhD, Professor, Life Sciences International Postgraduate Educational Center, UNESCO Chair in Life Sciences, Yerevan, Head of Research Council and Chairholder of UNESCO Chair
AUSTRALIA
Priyanka Bandara, PhD, Environmental Health Consultant, Castle Hill/Sydney, NSW
Katherine Georgouras, OAM, DDM, FACD, Professor of Dermatology, (semiretired) ,Kenthurst NSW
Ray Kearney OAM, PhD, Honorary Assoc. Professor (retired), Department of Medicine, University of Sydney Don Maisch, PhD, Independent researcher, author of ”The Procrustean Approach”, Lindisfarne,Tasmania
May Murray, PhD, Independent Environmental Health researcher, Canberra
Elena Pirogova, PhD, Associate Professor, Biomed Eng, BEng (Hons) Chem En, Discipline of Electrical andBiomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University
Charles Teo, AM, MBBS, Professor, Neurosurgeon, Prince of Wales Private Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Sydney Steve Weller, BSc, Founding member of ORSSA, BrisbaneBRAZIL
Orlando Furtado Vieira Filho, PhD, Professor, Cellular & Molecular Biology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Claudio Enrique Fernández-Rodríguez, PhD, MSEE, Professor, Federal Institute of Rio Grande do Sul, IFRS, Canoas
Alvaro Augusto A. de Salles, PhD, Full Professor, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, UFRGS, Porto Alegre
Francisco de Assis Ferreira Tejo (retired) D.Sc., Professor, Grupo de Eletromagnetismo Computacional e Bioeletromagnetismo, Electrical Engineering Dept, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
CANADA
FrankClegg,CEO,CanadiansforSafeTechnology(C4ST);FormerPresidentofMicrosoft Canada Paul Héroux, PhD, Occupational Health Program Director, Department of Epidemiology,
Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University Medicine, Montreal, PQ
Anthony B. Miller, MD, FRCP, Professor Emeritus, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto Malcolm Paterson, PhD, Director, Research Initiatives, BC Cancer Agency Sindi AhluwaliaHawkins Centre for the Southern Interior, Kelowna, BC
Michael A. Persinger, PhD, Professor, Biomolecular Sciences, Behavioural Neuroscience and Human Studies,Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario
CHINA
Wenjun Sun, PhD, Professor, Bioelectromagnetics Key Laboratory, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, Hangzhou
Minglian Wang, M.M. , PhD, Associate Professor, College of Life Science & Bioengineering, Beijing University of Technology (BJUT), Beijing
COLOMBIA
Carlos Sosa, MD, University of Antioquia, Medellín EGYPT
Nasr Radwan, Prof. Dr., Cairo University, Faculty of Science, Cairo INDIA
Ganesh Chandra Jagetia, PhD, Professor (ret.), Department of Zoology, Mizoram University, Aizawl, Udaipur 5G Appeal 8
Sareesh Naduvil Narayanan, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, RAK College of Medical
Sciences, RAK Medical & Health Sciences University, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
R. S. Sharma, PhD, Head, Scientist – G & Sr. DDG, Div. of Reproductive Biology, Maternal & Child Health and Chief Project Coordinator – EMF Health Project India, Indian Council of Medical Research, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi
IRAN
Hamid Mobasheri, PhD, Head of Biomaterials Research Center, Head of Laboratory of Membrane Biophysics and Macromolecules, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran
Amirnader Emami Razavi, PhD, Executive Manager and Principal Investigator of Iran, National Tumor Bank, Cancer Institute of Iran, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Dr. Masood Sepehrimanesh, PhD, Assistant Professor, Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease Research Center, Guilan Universtiy of Medical Sciences, Rasht
ISRAEL
Iris Atzmon, MPH, Epidemiology, University of Haifa, EMF author and researcher, Haifa
Michael Peleg, M.Sc., Radio Communications Engineer and Researcher, Technion, Israel Institute ofTechnology, Haifa
Elihu D Richter, MD, MPH, Professor, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, HebrewUniversity-Hadassah School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Jerusalem Yael Stein, MD, Hebrew University – Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem
Danny Wolf, MD, Pediatrician, Clialit Health Services Raziel, Netanya HerzeliaJORDAN
Mohammed Saleh Al Salameh, PhD, Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Science & Technology, Irbid
KOREA (South)
Kiwon Song, PhD, Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul
Young Hwan Ahn, MD PhD, Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Ajou Univeristy School ofMedicine, Suwon
NEW ZEALAND
Mary Redmayne, PhD, Adjunct Research Fellow, Victoria University of Wellington
Damian Wojcik, MD, MBChB, Medical director/ Northland Environmental health Clinic, Whangare,Northland
NIGERIA
Aneyo Idowu Ayisat, M.Sc., Lecturer, Environmental Biology Unit, Biological Science Department, Yaba College of Technology, Yaba, Lagos
OMAN
Dr Najam Siddiqi, MBBS, PhD, Associate Professor of Anatomy, Oman Medical College, Sohar RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Yury Grigogiev, Professor, M. Dr Sci., Federal. Medical Biophysical Center, Moscow Maxim V. Trushin, PhD, Associate Professor, Kazan Federal University, Kazan
TURKEY
Osman Cerezci, Professor Dr., Dept. Electrical-Electronics Engineering, Sakarya University, Adapazarı Suleyman Dasdag, PhD, Prof. Dr., Biophysics Department, Medical School, Istanbul Medeniyet University,
Uskudar, Istanbul
Onur Elmas, MD, PhD, Faculty of Medicine, Dept. Of Physiology, Mugla Sitki Kocman University,Mugla5G Appeal 9
Ayse Inhan Garip, Assoc. Prof., School of Medicine, Biophysics Dept., Marmara University, Istanbul Suleyman Kaplan, PhD, Professor, President of Turkish Society for Stereology, Board member of Journal Chemical Neuroanatomy (Elsevier), Board member of Journal of Microscopy and Ultrastructure
(Elsevier), Department of Histology and Embryology, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun
Fulya Kunter, Assistant Professor Dr., Dept. Electrical-Electronics Engineering, Marmara University, Istanbul Selim Şeker, Professor Dr., Department of Electrical-Electronics Engineering, Bogazici University
Nesrin Seyhan, Prof. Dr., Gazi University Medical Faculty, Founder Head, Biophysics Department;Founding Director, Gazi Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection Centre (GNRK), Ankara
UKRAINE
Olexandr Tsybulin, PhD, Department of Biophysics, Bila Tserkva National Agrarian University
USA
David O. Carpenter, MD, Director, Institute for Health and the Environment, A Collaborating Centre of the World Health Organization, University at Albany, NY
Barry Castleman, ScD, Environmental Consultant, Garrett Park, MD
Devra Davis, PhD, MPH, Visiting Prof. Medicine, Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical Center & OndokuzMayis University, Medical School (Turkey); Pres., Environmental Health Trust, WY
Paul Doyon, MA, MAT, EMRS, Independent Researcher, Doyon Independent Research, CA
Arthur Firstenberg, BA, EMF researcher and author; President, Cellular Phone Task Force, NY
Beatrice A. Golomb, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA
Peter F. Infante, DrPH, Managing Member, Peter F. Infante Consulting, LLC, VA
Toril H. Jelter, MD, MDI Wellness Center, CA
Elizabeth Kelley, MA, Electromagnetic Safety Alliance, AZ
Henry Lai, PhD, Professor Emeritus, University of Washington, WA
B. Blake Levitt, medical/science journalist, former New York Times contributor, EMF researcher and author Marko Markov, PhD, Professor of Biophysics (emeritus), Department of Biophysics and Radiobiology, SofiaUniversity, Bulgaria; President, Research International, NY
Trevor G Marshall, ME, PhD, Director, Autoimmunity Research Foundation, CA
Ronald Melnick, PhD, Senior Toxicologist, (Retired radiofrequency section leader of) US National ToxicologyProgram, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, NC
L. Lloyd Morgan, Senior Research Fellow, Environmental Health Trust; Board Member,International EMF Alliance (IEMFA), CA
S. M. J. Mortazavi, PhD, Professor of Medical Physics, Visiting Scientist, Fox Chase CancerCenter, PA
Joel M. Moskowitz, PhD, Director, Center for Family and Community Health, School of Public Health,University of California, Berkeley, CA
Martin Pall, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Biochemistry and basic medicine, Washington State U., Pullman, WA Jerry L. Phillips, PhD, Exec. Director, Excel Centers, Professor Attendant, Department of Chemistry andBiochemistry, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO
Camilla R. G. Rees, MBA, health researcher and author; CEO, Wide Angle Health; Sr. Policy Advisor, NationalInstitute for Science, Law & Public Policy, NY
Cindy Sage, MA, Sage Associates, Co-Editor, BioInitiative Reports, CA
Eugene Sobel, PhD, Professor (Retired), University of Southern California School of Medicine, CA John G. West, MD, Director of Surgery, Breastlink, CA“Green campaigners have lined up to attack chancellor Philip Hammond for announcing a multi-billion-pound boost for building and upgrading roads – days after world scientists urgently warned that greenhouse gas emissions must be cut.
In Monday’s budget, Mr Hammond is due to champion £30bn of funding for new roads and road repairs, hailing it “the biggest-ever cash injection for England’s largest roads”.
Yet the chancellor is recycling an old Conservative party announcement, The Independent can reveal – and environmental experts including Greenpeace’s chief scientist said he should have done a U-turn on the party’s earlier pledge.
It comes after the landmark Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report warned the world has 12 years in which to limit warming to 1.5 degrees. And earlier this month the government cut grants for electric cars and scrapped those for hybrids.
Mr Hammond will say in his budget speech that a £28.8bn fund will be dedicated to strategically important roads such as motorways and major local routes, for improvements, upgrades and easing congestion under the plan, which covers 2020-25. Major new roads could be built too.
He will also set aside extra cash to fix potholes, repair damaged roads, and trial new methods of transport such as electric bikes.
But in the 2015 budget, then-chancellor George Osborne announced that for cars registered after April 2017, all vehicle excise duty would go to a new roads fundfrom 2020.
Car tax raises about £6bn a year, and calculated across the five years of Mr Hammond’s plan for 2020-25, amounts to £30bn – the sum he will be trumpeting in the budget.
Publicising the move in advance, the Treasury said: “This will be the first time ever that ‘road tax’ will only be spent on roads. Roads are a crucial part of transport infrastructure and it’s right that from 2020 motorists see their road tax directly paying for improvements to their roads.”
But both Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace’s chief scientist Doug Parr said Mr Hammond should have reconsidered Mr Osborne’s plan.
“It’s less than three weeks since we had a very severe warning from scientists on the effects of climate change. When we need to start cutting emissions, how compatible is this roads programme he’s talking about?” said Mr Parr.
“He should have considered the state of nature, of public transport, of pollution and of climate change and done a U-turn.”
Friends of the Earth’s campaigns director Liz Hutchins said: “Doesn’t Philip Hammond read the news? Earlier this month UN scientists warned that we only have a dozen years to prevent catastrophic climate change.
“Yet rather than investing in a low-carbon economy, the chancellor is gearing up to create more pollution that wrecks our climate and damages our health.
“We could be a world leader in building a cleaner, safer future, but government climate policy seems to be stuck in reverse.”
Sian Berry, co-leader of the Green party, said: “’It’s very disappointing to see this government announce over and over again a ‘new’ roads programme that will just make traffic problems worse.
“Building new roads just creates new traffic. Real, green investment in our future would boost walking and cycling, green energy and local public transport.”
Simon Alcock, of environmental charity ClientEarth, said: “Emergency measures to protect our children from traffic pollution would cost £153m, which is a drop in the ocean compared with the numbers the government is allocating to roads.
“Ministers seem unwilling to find money to protect children from traffic pollution around schools but are happy to spend billions on roads.”
The Treasury said the roads fund would help “make journeys quicker and easier for millions of commuters across the country, while boosting productivity and road safety. Congestion costs UK households over £30 billion every year and the equivalent of more than 100 million working days could be lost, between now and 2040, unless action is taken.”
Councils will receive £420m for potholes and repairs and to keep bridges open. A further £150m will help improve local junctions.
The government’s Transforming Cities Fund will be extended by £680m to support local transport projects such as cycling networks, new buses and trams.
The chancellor is also expected to announce an extra £90m to trial “next-generation” methods of transport, potentially including self-driving shuttle services and electric bikes.
RAC spokesman Simon Williams told The Independent: “It’s great news for motorists. We know from research that there has been a big increase in dependency on the car so roads are important for the country.
“We found 59 per cent of drivers said they would be very keen to take public transport if it was better, but it’s not as affordable, comfortable or frequent as it should be, and many people in rural areas have not choice of how to get to work.”
He said motorists were suffering too much damage to their vehicles from potholes, which also posed a safety risk to others when drivers swerved to avoid the holes.
A Treasury spokesman said the government was not boosting roads in isolation but was also improving air quality.
He said: “We need to repair our roads and ensure the right roads are in the right places, and it’s part of our mix of strategies.”
Government plans to fast-track fracking come under attack as hundreds of thousands sign petition
‘To solve the climate crisis we need to be moving away from fossil fuels, not making it easier for companies to dig up more’
More than 300,000 people have signed a petition opposing the government’s proposal to accelerate new fracking developments.
In May, it emerged that ministers wanted to introduce measures to speed up planning applications for the controversial gas extraction technique and make decisions “faster and fairer”.
This would involve granting planning permissions to fracking companies through a permitted development right, which does not require local authority permission.
Critics of the plan say it will make approving new fracking operations as straightforward as putting up a garden shed, as the rule was originally conceived to help streamline minor changes to homes.
A petition containing hundreds of thousands of signatures has been handed to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on the final day of its consultation into the matter.
“The government claims to champion localism, but its proposals to fast-track fracking fly in the face of this rhetoric,” said Daniel Carey-Dawes, senior infrastructure campaigner at the Campaign to Protect Rural England, one of the organisations behind the petition.
“These 300,000 signatures represent a level of opposition that cannot and must not be ignored.
“To overlook this clear lack of public consent and push ahead with these proposals – which would deny the very people who will be directly affected by the risk fracking poses to our countryside and environment, the right to oppose it – would be a complete disregard of their democratic rights.”
Since the consultation opened in July, many have expressed their concerns to local MPs and councillors about the impact fracking will have on England’s countryside.
Critics are concerned about the earth tremors that are often associated with drilling operations, as well as potential water contamination and the long term effects of locking the UK in to a future of fossil fuel extraction as the threat of climate change looms.
“The government’s proposals would allow fracking companies to drill for gas, using rules originally designed to make it easier to put up a garden shed,” said Rose Dickinson, campaigner at Friends of the Earth, another group organising the petition.
“To solve the climate crisis we need to be moving away from fossil fuels, not making it easier for companies to dig up more.”
Sebastian Kelly, a campaigner at 350.org, added: “The government must listen to the growing concerns from climate scientists, communities, councillors and MPs and immediately drop these undemocratic and reckless proposals.”
Conservative MPs and councillors have increasingly voiced fears about their party’s support for fracking, which some fear could cost them votes at future elections. More than 20 Conservatives have threatened to rebel against the government over its proposals.
The extraction technique is not popular among the British public, with just 16 per cent of people supporting it according to government figures.
Fracking has already been suspended in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland due to perceived risks, and saw a temporary ban in England seven years ago after seismic activity near a site in Lancashire.
Amid local protests fracking recently began for the first time in seven years at Preston New Road, Lancashire.
Operations stopped on Tuesday after a series of minor earth tremors, but restarted again the next day. Experts say there is no immediate risk from such small events, but the oil and gas company Cuadrilla said they would proceed with caution.
Responding to the petition, a government spokesperson said: “We are holding early stage consultation on the principle of whether non-hydraulic fracturing shale exploration development should be treated as permitted development, and this consultation closes today.”