A policy perspective on transport and climate change issues

Purpose: To provide a policy perspective on the relationship between transport and climate change. Methodology/Approach: Two key themes are identified and discussed: the meaning of a major change in a policy perspective, covering the Climate Change Act and the development of a Low Carbon Transition Plan. A theoretically informed framework applies and highlights the importance of understanding policy change from a historical perspective. Originality/Value: The largely incremental nature of the policy change is considered in terms of whether there are real prospects of a revolutionary change in transport policy that will deliver a low carbon transport future, whilst also allowing transport to fulfil its many other roles.