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Big businesses accelerate EV adoption, with British and Indian firms leading the way
…charging infrastructure is lacking,” said The Climate Group’s director of transport Sandra Rolling. The Group is also advocating for governments to work more closely with automakers to diversify the kinds…
Global heavy duty vehicle manufacturers falling short on EV transition, research finds
…to electrification extend beyond environmental concerns. HDVs, despite constituting only 3% of vehicles on the road, contribute 30% of emissions from road transport, a figure expected to rise with the…
Number of EV charging points in Britain growing rapidly, data shows
That is according to new data from charging point map Zap Map and the UK Government’s Department for Transport (DfT). The data revealed that the UK’s 60,000th public charging point…
Ikea’s second-hand sales and York’s solar ‘living lab’: The sustainability success stories of the week
…it works towards a global 2040 net-zero target, e-commerce behemouth Amazon is investing £300m in decarbonising its transport network in the UK. This week, the business opened a key project…
IEA: Global oil demand set to peak in 2028
…demand for oil for road transport will likely peter out. The IEA anticipates a steeper reduction in demand post-2026, as vehicles become ever-more fuel efficient and as biofuel blending becomes…
COP28 Covered Podcast episode 8: Autonomous trucks, electric motorsport and a half-time team talk
…his reflection on week one in general. He is joined in the Green Zone by Sarah, who serves up two topical guest conversations for the buildings and transport theme in…
Airlines push back against SAF mandates in UK, EU
…at least 60% lower than traditional jet fuel. At the meeting in Istanbul, the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) director-general Willie Walsh said: “I think it’s fair to portray the…
Amazon adds first 300 Rivian EVs to fleet in Europe
…not only changes in road transport but innovations in low-carbon aviation and shipping. Despite making strong headway on fleet decarbonisation, Amazon last year recorded an 18% increase in its absolute…
Amazon finally decouples emissions from business growth
…its delivery capacity for road vehicles in-house and scaling back the use of third-party logistics providers. This gives the company more direct control over its road transport decarbonisation approach. Most…
Redrow partners with Pod Point to install EV charging at new builds
…suppliers and regulators involved in the built environment sector to reach a wide set of new environmental goals. From 2025, planning applications from the sector must connect to public transport…
JLR to use second-life EV batteries for major energy storage project
…as heat and road transport. By using second-life EV batteries for energy storage, other challenges can be mitigated – the demand for virgin raw materials including critical materials for batteries,…
Seven in 10 Brits don’t believe UK will reach 2050 net-zero target
…using public transport instead of their car, up from 34% last summer. Half said they have replaced some car trips with walking and cycling. Only 10% said they have switched…
Authors against fossil fuels and a new wind farm for Amazon: The sustainability success stories of the week
…infrastructure supporting all-electric bus depot With all the talk of electric cars for individuals in the news, it can be easy to overlook the electrification of public transport. Some 112,000…
Net-zero schools and ‘unstoppable’ solar energy deployment: The sustainability success stories of the week
…investment marks a major milestone in cleaning up our whole transport system.” THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT: Church of England developing net-zero framework for schools The Church of England has set a…
Report: UK almost halfway to net-zero but toughest challenges lie ahead
…despite nearly cutting GHG emissions in half since 1990, the UK is grappling with the challenge of further reducing emissions in the transport, buildings and industry sectors, that collectively accounted…
Decarbonising aviation: MPs warn of pitfalls in UK Government’s ‘Jet-Zero’ plans
…have applications in domestic flights. Realising this potential will require a concerted effort this decade to upgrade grid infrastructure and build out green hydrogen generation, storage and transport capacity, MPs…
UK’s ZEV mandate enters into force
…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 2050 net-zero targets. The mandate was…
‘Low-hanging fruit’: How UK’s high-mileage drivers hold the key to fast tracking the EV transition
This is according to a new report from the New AutoMotive, an independent British transport research organisation. According to the report, the top 25% of high-mileage drivers also cover more…
Climate concerns prompt policy shifts among UK travel managers
…footprint without compromising on the transport options.” ESG demands forecasted to inflate travel budgets Travel budgets are also anticipated to experience inflationary pressures, necessitating a re-evaluation of financial strategies and…
Maersk aligns climate goals with SBTi Net-Zero Standard
…The funding, from the Department for Transport’s Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition, will support projects working on technologies including ammonia, methanol, hydrogen and electrification. Electrification is easier to achieve at ports…
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