Travel and Transport Topic Support Network - May 2024

Travel and Transport Topic Support Network - 14th May 2024

Car Clubs, EV Charging Funding, Decarbonising Business Travel, E-mobility Fire Risk and Insurance, Fieldtrip Emissions and Minibus Licences.

The EAUC Scotland Travel and Transport Topic Support Network met virtually on the 14th May 2024 to discuss how universities and colleges can encourage students, staff and visitors to move towards more sustainable travel habits. The agenda included:

• 00:00:00 Welcome (Lara Fahey, Scotland Sustainability Project Officer, EAUC Scotland).
• 00:03:10 Presentation 1 – Car club and fleet solutions with Enterprise Mobility (Ben Thierry, Head of Public Sector Mobility, Scotland and Northern Ireland, Enterprise Mobility) and Q + A.
• 00:34:45 Presentation 2 - Electric vehicle charging and funding options with The Workplace Charging Scheme for state-funded education institutions (Darren Porter, Consultant, EVC) and Q + A.
• 00:57:55 Comfort Break
• Presentation 3 – Decarbonising business travel Dan Brown, CEO and Co-founder, RouteZero (recording paused for this presentation, please see follow up email).
• 01:00:54 Transport Roundtables
• 01:01:00 Topic 1: E-mobility insurance and fire-risk workarounds (introduced by Rory Hill, Sustainability Project Manager – Central and South Scotland College Partnership).
• 01:10:40 Topic 2: Fieldtrip transportation: Convenience of air travel for faculty package deals vs students requesting rail travel (introduced by Alex Preugschat, Sustainability Officer, University of Liverpool).
• 01:22:18 Topic 3: Driving license requirements for mini-buses (introduced by Rory Hill, Sustainability Project Manager – Central and South Scotland College Partnership).
• 01:29:20  Summary and close

Time stamps of the agenda items are indicated above. Please find the recorded video below.

Find links to the resources from past meetings of this network on the Travel and Transport Topic Support Network webpage.

Videos

• Travel and Transport TSN Meeting Recording - 14th May 2024 (click to hide)