Councils to be given powers to set up bus companies
Campaigners welcome move but warn it must be backed with resources to enable bus services to cut pollution and climate emissions
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Demonstration in support of 20mph Safer Streets Bill
Campaigners are today (Tuesday 11 June) planning a demonstration outside the Scottish Parliament in support of plans to make 20mph the default speed limit for residential streets across Scotland. A…
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MSPs weaken plans to tackle air pollution
Campaigners warn that MSPs have weakened the Low Emission Zone plans and undermined their ability to tackle air pollution.
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MSPs urged to help beat air pollution on World Environment Day
MSPs will vote on measures that could improve Scottish bus services and strengthen proposed Low Emission Zones (LEZs) to cut harmful air pollution.
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Campaigners alarmed at Committee’s rejection of safer streets proposal
Campaigners have expressed disappointment and concern about a Scottish Parliament Committee’s refusal to back 20mph speed limits for Safer Streets
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Reaction to Edinburgh’s ‘half-hearted’ low emission zone plans
Council plans criticised for failing to act on cars and risk displacing pollution to other parts of city.
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Scottish Government abandons plans to cut Air Departure Tax
Climate campaigners welcome Scottish Government decision to keep tax on climate-damaging aviation.
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Open Streets ‘show us what we are missing’ in car-dominated Edinburgh
Environmentalists have welcomed the start of the Edinburgh Council Open Streets initiative on Sunday 5th May. A number of streets will be closed to cars and other vehicles from 12…
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Government funding to tackle air pollution ignored by bus companies
£7million remains unspent from a Scottish Government fund to pay for bus engines upgrades to cut air pollution
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