Jillian Anable's guest appearances

Jillian Anable

Early Edition with Kate Hawkesby

The Freewheeling Podcast

Elon Musk

Kamala Harris

Donald Trump

Julie Smith

Greta Thunberg

John Townsend

Phil Jones

Chris Henry

James Logan

Bernie Sanders

Matt Bell

Sean Palmer

Brad Olsen

Jennifer Lopez

Simon Calder

OwlTail

Professor Jillian Anable, of the Institute for Transport Studies at the University of Leeds, is an expert on the future of motor transport.She also has something of a track record as a forecaster: she accurately saw the trend towards SUVs coming, and fears they will be fatal to Britain’s chances of hitting its carbon targets.She tells me she is an ‘inspirational pessimist’, as we talk about what the future holds and what needs to be done.Do join us for a fascinating discussion.  

Professor Jillian Anable, of the Institute for Transport Studies at the University of Leeds, is an expert on the future of motor transport.She also has something of a track record as a forecaster: she accurately saw the trend towards SUVs coming, and fears they will be fatal to Britain’s chances of hitting its carbon targets.She tells me she is an ‘inspirational pessimist’, as we talk about what the future holds and what needs to be done.Do join us for a fascinating discussion.

Professor Jillian Anable on the Future of Cars

A group of UK academics says we should be focusing more on driving less, than on a push to bring in electric vehicles.The government wants to cut the price of importing electric and hybrid cars, while hiking the fee for high emitting vehicles.The Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions says electric cars could increase vehicle use, leading to more congestion.Professor Jillian Anable told Andrew Dickens we can't rely on new technology to solve all transport sector problems.“We are talking about deep cuts in carbon emissions over the next decade. What that means is we can’t put any more cement or tarmac into our system and we can’t build anymore infrastructure.” Anable says it will take 15 or more years for New Zealand to swap out all of its old cars and bring in the new.She says there needs to be a focus on reducing the usage of cars completely.

A group of UK academics says we should be focusing more on driving less, than on a push to bring in electric vehicles. The government wants to cut the price of importing electric and hybrid cars, while hiking the fee for high emitting vehicles. The Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions says electric cars could increase vehicle use, leading to more congestion. Professor Jillian Anable told Andrew Dickens we can't rely on new technology to solve all transport sector problems. “We are talking about deep cuts in carbon emissions over the next decade. What that means is we can’t put any more cement or tarmac into our system and we can’t build anymore infrastructure.” Anable says it will take 15 or more years for New Zealand to swap out all of its old cars and bring in the new. She says there needs to be a focus on reducing the usage of cars completely.

Jillian Anable: British academics call for massive reduction in car usage