How will transport be organised in Scotland?
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Transport has one of the most uncertain futures. It is nearly certain that a high proportion of road and marine vehicles are likely to be battery-electric powered, or use hydrogen fuel cells. Making this happen will require planning the essential transitional work to carbon zero. It will require installing the core charging and re-fuelling infrastructure. Investment to replace or retrofit existing public transport to be zero-carbon. Replacement of the existing ferry fleet is needed for hydrogen fueled vessels is required. Development of a strategy for air transport may be the most difficult.
Full answer here: Organisation of transport in an independent Scotland
The Union Connectivity Review and Unionism
Author / Creator: Daniel Wincott
Media type: Article
Date published:
The Irish Sea Bridge is not the only example of the UK government being tempted to intervene unilaterally in devolved infrastructure plans.
Thinking Outwith the Box, GERS 2020-21 and the SNP conference Agenda
Author / Creator: Craig Dalzell
Media type: Podcast
Date published:
What the latest GERS figures mean (and don’t mean) for Scotland, independence and the post-pandemic recovery.
APD Cut: A Flighty Economic Case
Author / Creator: Craig Dalzell
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published: April 2016
The case for the Scottish Government’s proposal to half and then eliminate Air Passenger Duty with the stated goal of boosting tourism in Scotland is examined and found to be counter-productive.
Air Departure Tax: A Post-Brexit Analysis
Author / Creator: Craig Dalzell
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published: February 2017
The Scottish Government’s plan to cut Air Departure Tax and to eliminate it entirely at an unspecified future date. There is significant evidence that the economic impacts of the cut will not be as great or as beneficial as has been claimed.
A Public Future for Scotland’s Railways
Author / Creator: Lewis Bloss
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published:
Railways should be publicly run. Before privatisation, public ownership and operation of the railways under British Rail was far more efficient than some popular caricature suggests. public operation would also present an opportunity to incorporate greater responsiveness to social needs into governance structures. Railways should be part of Scotland’s overall long-term transport strategy.