We’ve today published our new Annual Report, which reflects on our work and activities for the year 2023/24. Director Colin Howden reflects on our activities over the past 12 months…
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Five steps to deliver 20% traffic reduction now
Policy advisor Nigel Bagshaw outlines five urgent steps to cut Scotland’s road traffic by 20% and meet climate targets. Scotland simply has no choice but to decarbonise transport if it…
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Climate targets scrapped: Transform response
Commenting on today’s scrapping of Scotland’s 2030 climate change targets, Transform Scotland director Colin Howden said: “It is dishonest of the Scottish Ministers to blame Westminster for its own failure…
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New report finds Scotland’s ‘Dirty Deals’ fuelling climate and poverty failures
Scotland’s City Region Deals are fuelling inequality, damaging the environment and further undermining the country’s climate commitments, according to our new report ‘Dirty Deals’, published today. New data uncovered by…
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What does the Scottish Budget mean for sustainable transport?
The Scottish Budget process draws to a close this afternoon, and it’s a real mixed bag for sustainable transport.
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A Happy New Year – well, perhaps!
Welcoming in the new year, director Colin Howden, reviews the latest for sustainable transport in Scotland and what we can hope for in 2024. A Happy New Year – well,…
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Fossil-Free Future: Parliamentary event recap
To coincide with the launch of its new inquiry report on public transport decarbonisation ‘Fossil-Free Future‘, the Cross Party Group (CPG) on Sustainable Transport met in the Scottish Parliament to discuss next steps for cutting emissions from Scotland’s public transport.
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Scotland’s transport spending undermining climate goals: Zero-Carbon Investment seminar recap
We were delighted to discuss our ‘Zero-Carbon Investment’ priority with our members at our recent policy event. The seminar included a teaser for our upcoming report on the climate compatibility…
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Transform Heads North: Zero-Carbon Public Transport Summit
We report on our Zero-Carbon Public Transport Summit held in Inverness – which brought together our members, local politicians and transport operators to discuss cutting emissions from Scotland’s public transport network.
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Action needed to transform the price trends that penalise public transport users
Transform Scotland has today sent a parliamentary briefing to all Members of the Scottish Parliament ahead of this afternoon’s opposition debate, ‘Access to Bus Services‘. In our briefing paper, we…
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Fair, Inclusive and Green: A Just Transition for Transport
Transform Scotland has today sent a parliamentary briefing to all Members of the Scottish Parliament ahead of this afternoon’s debate, ‘Delivering on Climate Change and the Just Transition’. In our…
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In the slow lane: Investment in bus priority
In 2022’s Stuck in Traffic, Transform Scotland reported on the Scottish Government’s commitment to ‘invest over £500 million in improved bus priority infrastructure’. Our Policy Advisor, Chris Day, comments on…
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