Dirty deals blast at transport boost

VITAL funding for revamping cities is not being used on enough eco-friendly projects, campaigners said yesterday.

- DAN VEVERS

Scotland's City Region Deals have sparked a £1billion bonanza of spending on high-carbon road projects, research claims.

Sustainable charity Transform Scotland branded the spending as "dirty deals" which prioritise cars over green public transport.

In total, the six City Deals - which began in 2014 with Glasgow - are worth £4.6billion, including £1.3billion for infrastructure.

But despite Scotland's legallybinding climate targets, Transform Scotland said 70 per cent of those funds have gone on road-building instead of eco-schemes.