Transcript Freight Policy from a National Perspective

Freight Policy from a National
Perspective
Pam Stott
Transport Scotland
Climate Change
Reduce CO2
42% by 2020
80% by 2050
Transport Emissions
1/4 of all emissions from
transport
2/3 road transport
Air Quality
Sustainable Economic Growth
‘To focus the Government and public services
on creating a more successful country, with
opportunities for all of Scotland to flourish
through increasing sustainable economic
growth.’
Trends in Lorry and Van Traffic on the
Scottish Road Network: 2000 – 2010
Stakeholders
• Freight industry
– Road
– Rail
– Ports, etc
• Freight forwarders
• Businesses
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EU
UK Government
Scottish Government
SG Agencies
– Transport Scotland
– Scottish Enterprise
– Highlands and Islands
Enterprise
– SEPA, etc
• Regional Transport
Partnerships
• Local Authorities
Freight Action Plan
Vision
‘Working in Partnership with
business and industry, for
Scotland to be a place where the
movement of freight through the
entire supply chain is efficient
and sustainable, on a transport
infrastructure that is integrated
and flexible – thus allow
Scotland’s businesses to
compete and grow in a global
economy.’
Aims
• To minimise the impact of
freight movements on the
environment
• To enhance Scotland’s
competitiveness
• To maintain and improve
accessibility of rural and
remote areas
• To ensure freight transport
policy integration
• To support the development
of the freight industry in
Scotland
Stakeholder Groups
ScotFLAG
STEP
(Scottish Freight Logistics
Advisory Group)
(Scottish Transport
Emissions Partnership)
Remit:
• To advise on and monitor
delivery of freight transport
policy in Scotland
• To consider the impact of
government policies on freight
movements
• To help us prioritise and coordinate action taken by
industry and across the public
sectors
Mission Statement:
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The Scottish Transport
Emissions Partnership (STEP)
will seek to improve Scotland’s
urban air quality, by identifying
examples of best practice and
communicating this information
to key stakeholders and other
interested parties.
Some things we are doing
• Infrastructure
investment
• Intelligent Transport
Systems
• Driver Training
• Freight Best
Practice
• Traffic Scotland
website
• E-cosse partnership
• EV Road Map
• LCV Procurement
Scheme
Secrets of success
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Shared Vision and Aims
People
Partnership
Communication
Words of Wisdom
The Scientific view….
“In the long history of humankind, those who
learned to collaborate and improvise most
effectively have prevailed.” (Charles Darwin)
The Engineering view….
“Coming together is a beginning, keeping
together is progress, working together is
success.” (Henry Ford)
The Player view…..
“Getting good players is easy. Getting them to
play together is the hard part.”
(Casey Stengel)