CIHT Masterclass 2024 - Sustainable Transport

Why Attend

Join this lunchtime masterclass to hear about the newest CIHT Policy Briefing on "Ensuring a Just Transition to Net Zero Transport"

During this masterclass you will:

Learn what a Just Transition is and how decarbonised transport projects impact society in different ways
Find out, from new CIHT research, what is currently stopping transport professionals from including consideration of fairness and justice from the outset of a transport project that looks at how to decarbonise travel
Hear examples of what it means to consider fairness and justice when implementing policy to reduce travel emissions

You will also hear about the latest Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)'s work on what a fair transition to net zero transport looks like in Great Britain.

You can find the IPPR's report here.

About the Webinar

Sustainable transport is the movement of goods and people in a way that has minimal impact on the environment and helps the UK reach its Net Zero Target. How we travel, how much we travel, how we power our travels will play a great role in achieving Net Zero.

However, decarbonisation policies and interventions do not land on society on a level plain field, they interact with a complex network of existing inequalities. While the changes needed to decarbonise transport and our entire economy will affect everyone, the impacts on people will be different.

It is essential to ensure a Just Transition to transport decarbonisation, which means to ensure that benefits (and costs) are shared fairly and reasonably among people while supporting those who are in a vulnerable position or could be due to the transition to a decarbonised transport system.

In this masterclass we will present CIHT's newest policy briefing, where we have identified what barriers are currently stopping transport professionals from including considerations of fairness and justice from the outset of a transport project that looks at how to decarbonise travel.

Who is this webinar for ?

This webinar is open to both CIHT Members, CIHT Partner Employees and non-members. It will be of particular interest to those wanting to learn about how to the transport sector can ensure that no one gets unfairly impacted from a transition to low emission travels.

This webinar is free for all CIHT Members to attend and is charged for CIHT Partner Employees and non-members.

Guest speakers

Stephen Frost, Principal research fellow and co-head of participative research at IPPR.

Stephen leads IPPR’s research on transport decarbonisation and the design of a fairer transport system. His research interests include transport decarbonisation pathways, transport inequality, a just transition for transport, public opinion of transport policy, active travel, public transport and community-based responses to shaping the future of transport and design of streets.

Before joining IPPR, Stephen was the head of the research and monitoring unit at walking and cycling charity Sustrans, and led the development of the organisation’s theory of change and strategy for achieving ‘liveable cities and towns for everyone’.

Stephen has also worked as the voluntary sector and community development lead within a local authority and for a range of social enterprises and charities focussed on social action and increasing public participation in decision making.