Reading Time: 15 minutesOn 18 April 2024 the Scottish Government announced plans to make ‘minor’ changes to climate change legislation, and a climate change policy package which includes
Category: Transport
Climate change and Scottish Parliament committees: Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee – sectors
Reading Time: 7 minutesSPICe will be producing a series of blogs to illustrate the links between climate change and the policy areas covered by each subject committee.
This blog illustrates the links between the key sectors covered by the Scottish Parliament’s Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee and climate change.
SPICe Hub: Climate change and Scottish Parliament committees
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis mini blogpost provides a central hub for SPICe blogs that illustrate how climate change impacts on policy areas across subject committees.
Bus accessibility, affordability, and reliance across Scotland
Reading Time: 10 minutesThis blog updates a 2021 blog on bus accessibility, and focuses on the the affordability of bus connections between towns and the nearest key services such as jobcentres, hospitals, or banks.
UK Government net zero policy changes and what they mean for Scotland.
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog considers the recent UK Government changes to net zero policy and how they might impact Scottish ambitions.
Electric vehicle charging – background and FAQs – updated 2023
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis blog provides some background on Scottish Electric Vehicle (EV) policy and answers some EV-related Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) received by SPICe.
So, what’s this about a “climate lockdown”?
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis post considers whether claims that national and local government are pursuing policies that constitute a “climate lockdown” are supported by available evidence.
Is there a “war on the motorist”?
Reading Time: 8 minutesA blog considering whether media claims of a “war on the motorist” are supported by robust evidence.
Where can I get a bus?
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog looks at the latest bus accessibility data broken down by urban rural classification and by deprivation.
SPICe FAQs – COVID-19: international travel and quarantine
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis blog looks at managed isolation for international arrivals into the UK.