Our director, Colin Howden, discusses the necessity of cutting transport emissions in order to reach our climate targets, and how we might go about achieving this. Transport is the toughest…
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NPF4: Like NPF3, this plan will fail to deliver without clear capital investment programme
Transform Scotland has today published its response to the Scottish Government consultation on National Planning Framework 4. Our conclusions are that: There are many positive developments in the proposed framework….
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Oil madness: Why we must avoid fuel duty cuts
“Addiction to fossil fuels is mutually assured destruction”: Transform’s communications officer Rachel McFarlane sets out why cutting fuel duty is not the answer to the Ukraine crisis. The UN Secretary…
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Recent updates from Transform
Transform Scotland’s policy officer, Marie Ferdelman, reports on a selection of our recent campaigning activities. ScotRail briefing session: What to expect from the upcoming change in arrangements On Thursday last…
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‘End imports of Russian oil to stop financing Putin’s war’
NGOs also demand the country of origin for oil be made clear at petrol stations The European Union should embargo all oil and gas imports from Russia in order to…
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Transform’s campaigning updates
We’ve recently seen the release of a number of key transport policy documents, including STPR2, NPF4, the traffic reduction plan consultation and a consultation on a new Aviation Strategy. Our…
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Scotland’s Railway in 2022
The year ahead promises many changes and challenges for the railway in Scotland and Anglo-Scottish rail links. This commentary focuses on both the ScotRail network and the crucial Anglo-Scottish links. …
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Workplace Parking Levy: attempt to remove important powers from Local Authorities must be opposed
Transform Scotland has briefed the members of the Scottish Parliament’s Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee ahead of its evidence session with Scottish Government transport minister Jenny Gilruth MSP this…
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What to expect at next week’s Cross-Party Group on Sustainable Transport meeting
The second Cross-Party Group on Sustainable Transport meeting of 2022 is taking place next week, on Thursday 24 February at 1-2pm. The main theme for this session will be demand…
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Transform calls for ‘Infrastructure First’ in NPF4
Our policy advisor Dr Caroline Brown today gave evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee as part of its inquiry into the Scottish Government’s draft new…
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STPR2: Scottish transport spending priorities moving in the right direction
Transform Scotland NEWS RELEASEFor immediate use: Thursday 20 January 2022 Scottish transport spending priorities moving in the right direction:But focus should be on sorting out failing ferry services rather than…
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So what does 2022 have in store for sustainable transport?
In his ‘Director’s Note’ for the January 2022 Transform newsletter, Transform director Colin Howden casts forward over the coming six months and more, and asks ‘what does 2022 have in…
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