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Public transport overhaul would deliver £52bn while supporting net-zero transition

…using active transport and other zero or low-carbon options. The Climate Change Committee’s (CCC) most recent annual progress report to Parliament confirmed that the Transport Decarbonisation Plan, if enacted in…

New framework unveiled to accelerate NHS’s low-carbon transport journey

Transport, NHS Shared Business Services estimates, accounts for around 14% of the NHS’s annual carbon footprint. The main contributors are patient travel, business travel and staff commutes. Visitor travel is…

DHL and Formula 1 extend partnership to decarbonise championship transport

…that these trucks achieve an 83% reduction in carbon emissions compared to their diesel-driven counterparts. The trucks will transport up to 1,400 tons of high-value freight to each race, including…

As automakers announce record profits, is it time to disincentivise car travel to reach net-zero?

…vehicles (EVs) continues in order to reduce transport emissions, the Green Alliance has called for policy introductions that discourage car usage while promoting public transport, walking and cycling. The Green…

EU warned over green finance taxonomy ‘loopholes’ on transport and plastics

…the transport sector. At present, aircraft manufacturers can claim that their aircraft is a ‘green’ investment if its tailpipe CO2 emissions are lower than the international limits set by the…

M&G Investments: Revolutionising pharma with temperature-controlled transportation

…and innovative solutions that ensure the safe transportation of vital medicines. The company transports around $1.5bn worth of vital vaccines, cancer drugs, diabetes care and diagnostic solutions to patients globally…

UK Government backs green hydrogen refuelling hub and upskilling drive for North East England

The UK Government set out a vision for the Tees Valley to become the nation’s first hydrogen transport hub in 2020. In a step towards delivery, the Department for Transport

Energy, water and waste: What does the National Infrastructure Assessment recommend for the UK’s green economy?

…exceeding £1,000. Road transport Transport has been the UK’s highest-emitting sector since 2016 when it overtook power generation as coal continued to come offline. It accounted for 26% of all…

Biomass Strategy: UK Government affirms role of BECCs in meeting net-zero emissions

…and gaseous fuels”, such as aviation and maritime. The Department for Transport (DfT) will publish a Low Carbon Fuels Strategy later this year outlining the role of biomass in transport….

MPs urge: Use roads funding to fix potholes, not encourage more car use

…the Transport Action Network accused the Department for Transport of not fully assessing the environmental impact of the majority of the schemes. Transport Action Network did not win the case,…

At a glance: Everything announced by the UK Government for ‘Green Day’

…has confirmed that the Transport Plan is not yet ready but did bring forward some steps to tackle emissions from road transport and aviation. On road transport, the official launch…

DHL pledges €80m investment for biomethane production

…of decarbonising commercial road transport, according to the company. Tesco Ireland’s retail and distribution director Ian Logan said: “DHL’s credentials in leveraging renewable transport solutions are complimented by our own…

Axe tax on cleaner haulage fuels, say businesses and NGOs

More than 30 individuals have today (31 August) written to Transport Minister Jesse Norman calling for measures to bring the price of cleaner fuels, including hydrotreated vegetable oils (HVO) and…

National Grid: UK not preparing to scale CCS or low-carbon heat quickly enough

…abroad, the ESO believes. But it would require rapid decarbonisation of electricity, heating, transport, heavy industry and transport, coupled with an unprecedented effort to improve carbon sequestration on farms and…

High Court greenlights legal challenge to Government’s cycling funding cuts

transport authorities. This ruling coincided with the Government’s response to the Climate Change Committee’s (CCC) 2023 Progress Report, which highlighted that emissions from the transportation sector were not projected to…

Australia’s funding boost for cycling and free youth access to UK nature reserves: The sustainability success stories of the week

…and cycling infrastructure. This news hit shortly after the UK’s High Court agreed to hear a legal challenge over the Department for Transport’s decision to scale back an active transport

Thousands of rapid EV chargers planned for English motorways

…and Green Alliance have both warned that the Government’s efforts to decarbonise transport are focusing too much on EVs and could fail to provide affordable and clean transport alternatives that…

From offshore wind to vertical farms: Looking back at 25 years of green innovation with Springwise

…the transition to emission-free road transport is well underway, shipping and aviation are the emerging latest frontier for clean transportation. They are doubtless more challenging to decarbonise than road transport,…

Cabinet Reshuffle: Therese Coffey steps down, replaced by former Health Secretary Steve Barclay

…automakers to keep decreasing the number of petrol and diesel cars they manufacture, in a bid to decarbonise road transport. The Department for Transport (DfT) has not yet officially confirmed…

Nature in boardrooms and British homes with no energy bills:The sustainability success stories of the week

…fleet 80% of the time. It will use transport refrigeration units from Sunswap, which claims it provides the only zero-emission units of this kind globally. Bannister Transport posted 87kg of…