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BMW firms up £600m investment to keep electric Mini production in the UK
…low-carbon sectors at the Autumn Statement in November. Electric bus funding The announcement from BMW comes shortly after the UK Government’s Department for Transport (DfT) opened its next tranche of…
Network Rail pledges £45bn strategic spend with focus on climate adaptation
…recent survey of more than 2,000 adults found that most believe those reliant on public transport are getting a bad deal out of the existing transport system in the UK,…
UK Government pledges £200m to decarbonise freight industry
This investment will be distributed among four projects designed to collectively introduce up to 370 zero-emission HGVs into the transportation network and develop around 57 refuelling and electric charging sites….
Northern regions set out manifesto to turbocharge economy through net-zero focus
…The new manifesto calls for a new strategic approach to energy, trade, investment and transport to transform the region into a powerhouse that boosts the national economy while assisting with…
Mars to deploy 300 electric trucks across Europe
…accounting for a near-10% reduction in road transport emissions annually. Mars’ chief procurement and sustainability officer Barry Parkin said: “Partnering with Einride to deploy 300 electric heavy-duty trucks across Europe…
Off-road electric trucks and Britain’s ‘most sustainable’ neighbourhood: The sustainability success stories of the week
…secured for electric truck deployment in Africa Image: OX Delivers Africa’s transport emissions increased by 27% in the 2010s and continue to grow due to factors such as poor fuel…
Business behemoths push shipping suppliers for zero-emission options
…promising these shipping companies the support of big-name manufacturers and retailers. The Alliance has launched a Request for Proposals (RfP) for 600,000 20-foot shipping containers to be transported over a…
The ZEV mandate: Everything you need to know
…the share of ZEVs in their annual sales targets to support a complete phase-out of petrol and diesel cars, facilitate the decarbonisation of the transport sector, and help achieve UK’s…
Cargill and Mitsubishi turn to wind-powered giant sails to help decarbonise cargo ships
…one,” Cargill’s president of ocean transportation Jan Dieleman said. “At Cargill we have a responsibility to pioneer decarbonizing solutions across all our supply chains to meet our customer’s needs and…
UK’s clean energy market to double to £46bn, but policy rollbacks hamper sector confidence
…current political uncertainty – compounded by recent rollbacks to building and transport policies – will hinder the UK’s abilities to meet its legally binding net-zero target for 2050. The REA…
Scotland increases landfill tax, confirms sharp rise in offshore wind budget
…but there were some notable announcements. Budget documents state that Scotland’s ability to fund the low-carbon transition for heat, buildings and transport have been “particularly impacted” by changes made in…
enfinium: UK’s first ‘Train to Zero’ carbon capture rail link
…safe options to transport CO2 captured at enfinium’s facilities, permanently storing the biogenic emissions captured from its waste stream. The CO2 would then be transported safely offshore from Navigator’s facilities…
General Mills identifies actionable ‘climate levers’ in new transition plan to reach net-zero
…Agriculture and ingredients account for 33% of identified solutions, followed by transportation and a “solutions team” that analyses new and emerging technologies (both 23%). Other levers include dairy innovation, supplier…
How motorsport is racing to save the planet
…which will have particularly significant implications for the transport industry. This sector currently accounts for 34% of the UK’s CO2 emissions, with road transport representing a significant proportion. To combat…
Report: Scotland could become major exporter of low-carbon hydrogen to Europe
…has been an “early mover” on investment in hydrogen production, it will need to look strategically at investment in storage and transport infrastructure to maximise the potential economic benefits of…
Apple touts its first carbon-neutral products
…as “aggressive”. Meeting this goal will require increased investments in decarbonising national electricity grids; low-carbon transport innovations and transport efficiencies; product re-design and material innovation. On the latter, Apple is…
edie Awards 2024: Shortlist of finalists unveiled
…– The Save Our Wild Isles Business Films Net-Zero Innovation of the Year Agreena – Counting on soil carbon Bioregional, with Greater Cambridge Shared Planning and mode transport planning –…
UK plots course to rapidly scaling carbon capture capacity
…able to use pipelines to transport stored carbon to the North Sea, and promises a concerted effort to grow the infrastructure for alternative transport from 2025. Transport options touted include…
Businesses back calls to save $2trn annually through energy demand measures
…of delivering demand-side actions across heavy-emitting industries such as buildings and transport. The research found that “practical actions” across buildings, industry and transport could deliver a 31% reduction in energy,…
Government reveals next two locations for CCUS clusters
…is a carbon dioxide transportation and storage (T&S) system which will reuse legacy oil and gas infrastructure to transport captured industrial CO2 emissions from the Scottish cluster to permanent storage…
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