Focus of work
Greener Vision (formerly Greener Transport Solutions) is a not for profit organisation dedicated to encouraging the switch to a greener future. Its Pathways to Net Zero project builds on its Manifesto for Decarbonising Transport, which concluded that technological solutions, including electric cars, will be insufficient to get to net zero, and urgent attention must be given to traffic reduction.
In 2022, Pathways to Net Zero – Part I concluded that five key principles were needed to inform a successful strategy to deliver traffic reduction:
- Our whole economy needs to change.
- We must reduce energy demand.
- We must price properly for carbon.
- We must ensure a fair and just transition.
- We must strengthen local leadership.
Pathways to Net Zero – Part II took steps to influence key decision makers across Whitehall and Westminster, and to communicate to wider audiences the importance of traffic reduction.
Impact
Transport is the biggest emitting sector of the UK economy. Government policy is underpinned by a technology-led approach; however, there are inherent limitations to this strategy. Greater focus on traffic reduction would deliver significant wider benefits not only in terms of reducing carbon emissions but also in improving local air quality, delivering greater social inclusion and supporting local economies.
Activities and achievements as part of this project include:
- Pathways to Net Zero Roundtable: An event that brought transport sector demand and supply sides together to discuss how to deliver net zero transport.
- Greener Vision: The Art of Seeing: A report investigating how our approach to tackling the climate crisis needs to change.
- Greener Vision: Pathways to Net Zero: A report recommending that net zero policy should be underpinned by five key “Pillars of Unity”.
- A “Pillars of Unity” discussion series that explored how to embrace more holistic thinking and develop an approach that creates unity.
- Partnership with the Centre for Energy Ethics at the University of St Andrews to present an exhibition of The Tabula Project and a programme of events to explore innovative approaches to addressing anthropogenic climate change.