The climate emergency requires radical intervention in our transport network. Transport is the only sector which has not yet seen a reduction in carbon emissions in the UK, and it has now overtaken energy as our biggest emitter.

But what does a sustainable transport system look like, how do we get there, and what does it mean at the local level?

Join Gina Dowding MEP and a range of transport experts to discover what sustainable transport systems could look like in different communities across the North West, where the power lies for making decisions about roads, buses, trains and cycleways within the region, and how transport fits into the wider Green New Deal.

Participants will receive a copy of a new report commissioned by Gina Dowding MEP to explore these themes. The report will be the first detailed regional application of policy and intervention ideas set out by the think tank Transport for Quality of Life, which launched a suite of national recommendations for the UK alongside Friends of the Earth in 2019.

What you will learn

• The necessary interventions that are needed to cut carbon emissions from North West transport in terms of demand management, active travel, public transport and transport integration
• The quick wins and immediate priorities that can be achieved with existing powers in local authorities and regional transport bodies
• The legislative and regulatory changes needed at a national level to unlock other necessary improvements
• The wider societal benefits of sustainable transport to equality, health, wellbeing and jobs
• Good examples of what is already being done in the North West
• Why electric cars are only a small part of the equation

Who should attend

• Councillors and policymakers
• Local and regional transport authorities
• Transport planning consultants and experts
• Transport campaign groups and NGOs

Speakers to be confirmed soon

Agenda

10.00 – Registration, refreshments and networking

10.30 – Welcome and introduction – Gina Dowding MEP

Further details to be confirmed

Further information

If you have any questions about the event, please contact Laurence Adams at business@ginadowding.org.uk.