Time to move beyond rhetoric on just transition, say Unions and environmentalists
It’s time to begin the work of policy development and implementation to deliver a Just Transition
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Scottish Budget announcement a strong step towards changing transport
Deal secures free bus travel for young people and extra funding for walking & cycling.
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Transport statistics show political capitulation to cars
Official figures show Scotland going the wrong direction on climate emissions from transport.
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Dundee’s anti-pollution zone with car parking spaces is ‘absurd’
Low Emission Zones plans exclude 1800 car parking spaces and one of Scotland’s most polluted streets.
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Scottish Budget: Timid tinkering fails to deliver a Climate Emergency response
The Scottish Government’s climate emergency budget fails to deliver the action needed to bring down emissions, say environmental campaigners.
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‘Reckless’ road spending plans must be redirected in climate emergency
The Scottish Budget should stop spending billions on new roads, re-directing money to public transport, walking and cycling.
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Welsh Assembly to Divest Pension Fund from fossil fuels
The move from Welsh Assembly heaps pressure on MSPs to divest their pensions from climate-wrecking companies.
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Welcome for Glasgow 20mph safety limits
New 20mph speed limits in Glasgow will mean fewer accidents, lower traffic levels and make cyclists feel safer.
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Campaigners welcome new public bank to finance action on climate crisis
It will finance a just transition away from fossil fuels to a zero-carbon economy, whilst upholding minimum ethical standards of its investments.
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