Transport Bill Stage 3 Briefing for MSPs (October 2019)
Measures in the Transport Bill on buses, parking and Low Emission Zones could cut climate emissions and toxic air pollution.
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Research & Briefings
Read our briefings and analysis on key environmental issues
Dundee pollution zone options are too limited and don’t reflect public need for action
To protect health, Dundee’s Low Emission Zone should cover a large area and include cars, vans, lorries and buses.
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Edinburgh transport transformation plan shows much still to do on airpollution
Edinburgh City Centre Transformation Plan is approved but Council is urged to do more to curb car use and cut toxic air pollution.
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Climate Emergency Programme for Government fails to make the grade
This Programme for Government contains welcome commitments but does not go nearly far enough to truly tackle the climate crisis.
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Clean Air Strategy Review Reaction
Review points the finger of blame for most air pollution problems squarely at road traffic and calls for Low Emission Zones to be up and running faster.
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Air Pollution Campaign Toolkit
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Lacklustre pollution plans mean cars will choke Edinburgh public for years to come, say campaigners
Council’s Low Emission Zone plan risks doing next to nothing to bring down toxic traffic fumes in the city.
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Transport in a net-zero future
Road transport is Scotland’s biggest climate polluter. We must urgently change the ways we get around. This briefing describes the sustainable transport system we need, and how we get there.
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MSPs back Workplace Parking Levy Powers: Welcome news for climate and air pollution
Locally-appropriate WPLs could cut toxic air pollution, reduce climate emissions and congestion.
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