The Green Party has approved a revised transport policy at its Autumn Conference in Brighton. The plan aims to cut carbon emissions by 75% within ten years by reducing travel and expanding electrification across transport modes. It calls for a 50% increase in rail travel, more frequent and reliable bus services, and better links between homes and jobs, education, shops, and healthcare. The policy also opposes almost all new road building, according to TransportXtra. Rail and bus expansion would carry most of the modal shift, while electrification would cut emissions from the vehicles that remain. The 75% target is ambitious, but delivery will depend on funding, planning rules, and whether local transport bodies can expand services at that pace. The full policy document is behind a paywall, but the reported measures point to a transport platform centered on modal shift and electrification rather than road expansion.
