Scottish Government ditches climate commitment to reduce car use
John Swinney’s leadership to date has been characterised by a chronic failure to deliver on climate promises to the public.
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‘Litany of broken climate promises’ by Scottish Government
Just 3 of 19 promised climate ‘catch up measures’ have been delivered by Ministers.
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‘Penny-pinching’ Scottish Government scraps bus fare cap pilot
Transport is Scotland most polluting sector in terms of climate emissions, with limited reductions over the past 30 years.
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New campaign calls for buses to be taken back into public control
Trade unions, environmental and health charities have launched a campaign today calling for buses in the Strathclyde region to be taken back into public control.
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Campaigners, parents & pollution experts highlight benefits LEZ will bring
As Glasgow’s Low Emission Zone is due to start in a month’s time, campaigners highlight how it will clean up toxic air.
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Opportunity for 22,000 more jobs in public transport
New research has found that 22,000 jobs could be directly created in Scotland by investing in public transport, plus hundreds of thousands more indirectly in areas like manufacturing and infrastructure construction.
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Scotland meets air pollution limits thanks to clean air zones
It’s been revealed that Scotland did not breach legal air pollution limits in 2022 for the first time, excluding the impact of lockdowns in 2020.
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Campaigners welcome end to peak rail pricing
We welcome the news that peak pricing will be removed on all Scotrail trains, announced today in the Scottish Government’s budget.
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‘Scathing judgement’ on Scottish climate plans from advisors
Environmental campaigners have said the the UK Committee on Climate Change has delivered a ‘scathing judgement’ of the Scottish Government’s climate efforts in their latest progress report published today (7/12/22)…
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