The passenger transport sector is selling itself as part of the solution to climate change ahead of COP26, but the government is being urged to do more to encourage modal shift
With global leaders preparing to gather in Glasgow next week for the COP26 climate summit, the UK passenger transport sector has been demonstrating its ability to play a lead role in decarbonisation.
Transport organisations, operators and suppliers have showcased their efforts in Destination Net Zero: Decarbonising Transport, which accompanies this week’s edition of Passenger Transport. Meanwhile, two zero emission buses, one electric (pictured above in Oxford) and one hydrogen, are making their way to Glasgow to demonstrate the role that these vehicles can play in decarbonising transport.
Government needs to have an honest conversation with the public about the hard choices ahead
However, the government is being urged to do more to stimulate modal shift from cars to public transport. Writing the foreword to Destination Net Zero, Claire Haigh, founder and CEO of Greener Transport Solutions, writes: “The hard work of delivering behaviour change has been delegated to local authorities. However, it can’t be left to local leaders to make all the tough political decisions. Government needs to have an honest conversation with the public about the hard choices ahead.”
This article appears in the latest issue of Passenger Transport.
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