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NEWS RELEASE
Monday 30th April 2007
HOLYROOD'S INCONVENIENT TRUTH:
A guide to the Scottish elections 2007
TRANSform Scotland [1] has today (Monday 30th
April 2007) released its guide to transport, climate change and the Scottish
elections. 'Holyrood's Inconvenient Truth' [2] is a tongue-in-cheek animation
looking at what the politicians are saying - or more importantly, not
saying - about how they will tackle climate change.
http://www.transformscotland.org.uk/campaigns/hit.html
Colin Howden, Director of TRANSform Scotland
said:
"We've heard so much rhetoric from the mainstream parties about
commitments to tackle climate change without any coherent policies on
transport. So we've tried to make it really simple for them by boiling
it down to four key points.
"The animation was developed to reinforce the link between climate
change and transport which seems to have escaped the attention of most
of the politicians. Contrary to most political thought, reducing carbon
emissions cannot be achieved by a major road-building programme and subsidies
for airlines.
"Transport is the fastest growing contributor to climate change.
The inability or unwillingness by politicians to take action means that
we cannot hope to achieve the reduction in carbon emissions that are required.
"We need to see a shift away from subsidies of road and air travel,
to sustainable investment into public transport, walking and cycling."
ENDS
[1] TRANSform Scotland
TRANSform Scotland is the national sustainable transport alliance,
bringing together rail, bus and shipping operators, local authorities,
national environment and conservation groups, businesses and local transport
groups.
We can be contacted at Lamb's House, Burgess Street, Leith, Edinburgh,
EH6 6RD. Tel 0131 467 7714; fax 0131 554 8656; email <info@transformscotland.org.uk>;
web <http://www.transformscotland.org.uk>.
[2] TRANSform Scotland's animation, 'Holyrood's
Inconvenient Truth' can be found at: http://www.transformscotland.org.uk/campaigns/hit.html
The animation also includes four key challenges to the next Scottish Executive
to tackle climate change through transport policy:
* Stop building new motorways
* No more subsidies to airlines
* Make transport pay its way
* Prepare for a post-oil Scotland
[3] 'Holyrood's Inconvenient Truth' was developed with
the assistance of Pulkka, a new media company set up by two film and television
professionals, Scott Ward and Minttu Mantynen; and local illustrator Jan-Andrew
Henderson. Pulkka can be contacted at: <mail@pulkka.eu>. Jan-Andrew
Henderson can be contacted at: <janandrewhenderson@hotmail.com>.
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