Recommendation

State of play

Future plans

Equipping Professsionals for Climate Action

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CIHT should enhance training and development to equip and upskill transport professionals with the skills and leadership needed to drive climate initiatives.

Updated the CIHT Decarbonisation Pathway to support our expectation that all members will focus some of their CPD on decarbonisation. 

Added relevant CIHT webinars to CIHT Learn as an additional resource.

CIHT Learn courses have the decarbonisation / CLIMATES agenda as a core thread

Create a CLIMATES Hub that will contain a central point for all activity related to this initiative.

Develop supplementary training modules / courses on CIHT Learn. 

Initiate a training needs assessment to identify where members need further support to meet their decarbonisation and adaptation knowledge needs.

Public-focused, positively-oriented storytelling:

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The sector should collaborate with effective communicators to promote the benefits of climate action, engage the public with positive messaging and build public support.

Had an article on CLIMATES published in Highways magazine. 

Hosted a webinar on how to communicate transport schemes delivered by an expert stakeholder engagement professional

Embedded the decarbonisation thread / theme into our key communication and stakeholder engagement activity. 

Added additional courses to CIHT Learn on communication skills.

Develop more relevant communication courses on CIHT Learn.

Continue to develop associated messaging in our communication and stakeholder engagement activity.

Review the language used and our approach to storytelling.

Consider proposals from individuals and organisations interested in leading initiatives to take forward this recommendation.

Demonstrating that transport decarbonisation is on track

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Governments must show progress on decarbonisation and transparently align transport plans with expert climate advice, while professional bodies should provide oversight and challenge.

Established a clear relationship with the Climate Change Committee (CCC) and held a webinar to review their report recommendations. 

Introduced this as a clear theme in CIHT consultation submissions, policy positions and public statements.

Look to stimulate professional debate.
 
Build structured engagement with CCC as part of our public affairs and policy programme, including an annual review of their progress reports 

Deliver a report looking at highways resilience

Further embed the relevant messaging and calls to action into CIHT communications / engagements.

Effective working between professionals and government

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Review and improve how government and professionals collaborate on climate goals, using both top-down and bottom-up approaches.

Used engagement with decision makers and stakeholders to highlight the need for change and to position CIHT as a facilitator. 

Taken part in several roundtables and spoken at several industry events highlighting key messages.

Act as a convenor who will identify shared priorities or problems that require collective industry action. This may be in the form of roundtables, discussion article or policy briefings.

Seek to identify industry partners who will be willing to contribute resource to enhance engagement 

Expand our current offer as a facilitator for groups to come together to affect change. 

Reappraising appraisal to prioritise future wellbeing

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Shift transport investment priorities including a reform of investment appraisal to emphasise low-carbon outcomes, resilience, and long-term wellbeing.

Developed a position statement reinforcing the importance of embedding climate considerations into the appraisal process. This statement will be reinforced through regular communications with governments.

Act as a champion (of the case for integrating climate considerations into appraisal).

Engage with governments in all four UK nations to understand the timetable for updates of appraisal methodologies and opportunities for engagement.  

Commission article(s) for Transportation Professional to inform membership and encourage debate.

Prioritising climate action in national transport strategies

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Ensure the UK’s Integrated National Transport Strategy places climate action at its core, linking it to economic and social benefits.

Raised the issue at a senior level with relevant government departments. 

Submitted this priority as part of CIHT’s recommendations for the strategy. 

Developed a position statement to support policy and public affairs work around (initially) England’s Integrated National Transport Strategy.

Act as a champion of embedding climate action into transport strategies.
Engage with government in Wales and Scotland to understand timetable for future updates to national transport strategies.

Push for a UK wide Integrated National Transport Strategy.

Pricing to address transport’s true costs to society

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Identify and apply fiscal measures that account for transport’s full societal costs, considering impacts on different groups.

Provided evidence to UK Treasury on benefits of mobility pricing. 

Developed a position statement on road user charging which will be used for ongoing and future engagement.

Identify new Technical Champions to support CIHT engagement with this topic 
Engage research partners to identify current work in this area and assess interest in contributing to future CIHT activity. 

Commission article(s) for Transportation Professional to inform membership and encourage debate.