Monday, 06 July 2009 12:31

TRI Director Appointed as Scottish Government Advisor

The Director of the Transport Research Institute (TRI), Prof. Kevin Cullinane, was recently appointed as an adviser to the Scottish Government for its consultation document on ‘the use of cleaner vehicles and alternative fuels to reduce emissions from road transport’.

The consultation document was launched by Stewart Stevenson MSP (Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change) at the Transport Technology and Climate Change: Building a Greener Scotland conference which was held at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on June 29th. The conference was perceived as a significant success and was organised by Helen Condie, James Cooper and Jill Napier of TRI, in collaboration with Scottish Enterprise, COSLA (the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities) and the Scottish Government.

Prof. Cullinane describes his involvement in the preparation of the consultation document as: "A gruelling and intense experience because of the tight deadlines, but also rather interesting because of the opportunity provided to contribute to, and help mould, emerging Scottish policy on such an important issue as road transport and climate change. It is particularly gratifying that TRI had such a pivotal involvement in the launch event for the consultation phase.  Enormous thanks must go to the organising team at TRI. They have done a magnificent job in bringing the event to fruition."