Parliamentary Inquiry Launch: A Fossil-Free Future For Public Transport

“In recent years, the Scottish Government has made some ambitious commitments to bus, rail and ferry decarbonisation, as part of its plans to cut climate emissions. The Parliament has a key role in ensuring that these targets are met. The Cross Party Group will take stock of progress and review the next actions required to ensure that emissions are cut in an efficient and timely manner.

“This work follows on from the Cross Party Group’s successful inquiry into traffic reduction last year which used expert evidence to set out a set of recommendations the Government should consider when progressing policies to reduce car kilometres by 20% by 2030.”

“We must end our reliance on fossil fuels in transport – Scotland’s most polluting sector. Although much attention has been given in recent years to cutting emissions from private cars, we now need to focus on action to decarbonise Scotland’s buses, trains and ferries. 

Scotland has this incredible opportunity to build a modern, efficient public transport system that supports green jobs whilst meeting our climate targets. But if we don’t act now we’ll all be left behind. We want to hear people’s ideas on the urgent action we need to take now.”