Press Release

The Transport Research Institute, Scottish Enterprise and the Scottish Government announce their joint conference:

TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE - Building a Greener Scotland

To be held at the GLASGOW ROYAL CONCERT HALL, 16th February 2009

The conference will  provide a  showcase for the capability within Scotland's industrial and academic communities to meet the challenges and opportunities within the sustainable transport market both domestically and internationally. It will also bring together Scotland's public sector organisations who are seeking to procure sustainable transport solutions and the Scottish supply base that can provide it.

Scottish minister Stewart Stevenson will attend the event. 

In addition, the conference will launch The Scottish Government's planned consultation on the use of cleaner vehicles and alternative fuels to reduce emissions from road transport.

NOTES TO EDITORS

The Transport Technology and Climate Change conference is being supported by the Transport Research Institute, the Scottish Government, and Scottish Enterprise.

The conference will be held in the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

Key Speakers include: 

Stewart Stevenson MSP, Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change

Dr. Chris Spray, Director of Environmental Science, Scottish Environment Protection Agency

Stuart Deed, Head of Business Partnering, Scottish and Southern Energy

Dr. David Quarmby, Chair of the Independent Transport Commission and of the Transport Research Institute,

Ian Pearson, Director of Futurizon and former BT Futurologist 

Further details including press packs can be obtained from:

Dr. James Cooper

Tel: 0044 (0)131 208 1055
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