The CCC Balanced Pathway has car-km reduction far lower than the previous target - 6% by 2045 (this is only a shift from the baseline, not an absolute reduction).iiiScotland's Carbon Budgets, Climate Change Committee, pg 66
Dr Devane, said the majority of modal shift in their modelling takes place in urban areas where it is easier to build integrated public transport systems and they model low car-km reductions in rural communities.ivNet Zero, Energy and Transport Committee, Official Report, 2 September 2025, col 15
The Cabinet Secretary agreed with the CCC's assertion that modal shift should primarily take place in cities, saying that as part of the just transition in transport, we must take into account Scotland's geography and the need for cars in rural areas.ivNet Zero, Energy and Transport Committee, Official Report, 9 September 2025, col 45
Some responses to the Call for Views (FOES & SCCS) said there was not enough focus on reducing car use in the Indicative Statement and too much emphasis on electric vehicles (EVs), which they said still result in pollution.viWritten submissions from Friends of the Earth Scotland and Stop Climate Chaos Scotland
Dr Richardson said that second hand EVs have already reached price parity with internal combustion vehicles and that we are approaching the point when that will be the case with the new...