Improving the transport system in the Highlands and Scotland

Our current car-dominated transport system is harming the planet. Electric vehicles will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions if they are charged using green electricity, but not everyone will be able to afford one. Recent tests have shown that car tyre wear produces almost 2,000 times more particle pollution than the exhausts of modern cars. Electric vehicles will also contribute to this pollution, which consists mainly of nanoparticles that can enter organs via the bloodstream.

We rapidly need to move away from private car travel and improve our options for public transport, walking and cycling. What would this look like in our local area?

Come along to Friends of the Earth Scotland’s  zoom workshop on to think about the local changes needed to make it easier to get around sustainably, and work out how to make it happen. Open to everyone, no prior knowledge or experience needed. Sign up here.