Decarbonisation of transport

The Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee agreed to undertake an inquiry into Decarbonisation of transport

Summary

The Welsh Government is currently developing the next Wales Transport Strategy (WTS).

The revised WTS is due to be published in May 2020 and will include a key focus on moving to lower carbon modes of transport to meet the Welsh Government’s decarbonisation targets and reduce the growing number of Air Quality Management Areas.

The Committee is keen to influence the development of the WTS.

Terms of reference

To do this the Committee looked at the following:

• Are the transport emissions reduction targets, policies and proposals (set out in Prosperity for All: A Low Carbon Wales) achievable and sufficiently ambitious?
• Is the Welsh Government’s vision for the decarbonisation of transport sufficiently innovative, particularly in terms of advocating new technologies?
• What action is required, and by whom, to achieve the targets, policies and objectives?
• How should the new Wales Transport Strategy reflect the actions needed to decarbonise transport?