
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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John Swinney’s leadership to date has been characterised by a chronic failure to deliver on climate promises to the public.
Just 3 of 19 promised climate ‘catch up measures’ have been delivered by Ministers.
Transport is Scotland most polluting sector in terms of climate emissions, with limited reductions over the past 30 years.
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.
As Glasgow’s Low Emission Zone is due to start in a month’s time, campaigners highlight how it will clean up toxic air.
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.
This report looks at the level of investment that is needed in public transport to meet our climate targets and create jobs.