Events

The roundtable discussion Pathways to Net Zero – Delivering Net Zero Road Transport was held on 6th June 2023. This session focused on what is now the top priority for net zero: delivery.  Whilst the UK has some good strategies in place, it is vital now to get the right policies in place to enable the…

The Future We Want chaired by Professor Jillian Anable, Chair in Transport and Energy, Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds, focused on how we can create an inspiring greener vision for the future, which will help build the mandate for change and tough decisions for the long term. In opening the discussion, the Chair…

Hasta La Vista, Carbon! chaired by Stephen Glaister CBE, Emeritus Professor of Transport and Infrastructure at Imperial College London and Associate of the London School of Economics focused on how we can develop solutions to the cost of living crisis that will accelerate the transition to net zero and enhance our energy security. In closing…

Building on the success of the Pathways to Net Zero roundtable series in March 2022, Trueform kindly sponsored a further series in October 2022.  Pathways to Net Zero Roundtable Discussion Series 2 took the discussion to the next stage and sought to identify solutions to deliver emissions reductions at the scale and pace needed. Hasta…

The key conclusion of the Greener Transport Council’s Manifesto for Decarbonising Transport was that clean technologies will not be enough to reach our net zero targets for transport, we also need to reduce the volume of traffic on our roads.  The focus of the Pathways to Net Zero programme is to develop proposals for how…

This was the third event in our series on Rising to the Challenge: What will it take to decarbonise transport? which took place on Monday 13 September. Delegates heard from: Hilary Chipping, Chief Executive, South East Midlands LEP Claire Haigh, Chief Executive, Greener Transport Solutions Jamie Driscoll, Mayor of North of Tyne Victoria Hills, Chief…

This was the second event in our series on Rising to the Challenge: What will it take to decarbonise transport? which took place on Thursday 9 September. Delegates heard from: Professor Stephen Glaister, Emeritus Professor of Transport and Infrastructure, Imperial College London and LSE Huw Merriman MP, Chair of the Transport Select Committee Claire Haigh,…

This was the first event in our series on Rising to the Challenge: What will it take to decarbonise transport? which took place on Monday 6 September. Delegates heard from: Professor Peter Jones OBE, Professor of Transport and Sustainable Development, UCL Claire Haigh, Chief Executive, Greener Transport Solutions The Rt Hon Lord Deben, Chair, Committee…

On 3 March 2020, the Transport Knowledge Hub held a national workshop focused on how to provide a credible framework for the decarbonisation of transport.  The key question for discussion was: “What would be a credible and politically deliverable framework for the decarbonisation of transport that will deliver the necessary emissions reductions in the shortest…

On 3 September 2019, the Transport Knowledge Hub held a national workshop on the Future of Mobility. The Future of Mobility was the first of a series of events which will focus on the role of transport in finding solutions to the Government’s four Grand Challenges as set out in the Industrial Strategy: future of…

Integrating the planning and delivery of sustainable transport with new housing development  Tuesday 14th May, 4-6pm, Strangers’ Dining Room, House of Commons Hosted by Lilian Greenwood MP This reception marks the culmination of a high-profile series of events to promote sustainable transport as a driver of new housing held in Scotland, the North, Midlands, South…

On 18 February 2019, the Transport Knowledge Hub hosted its final event of the series on Sustainable Transport and Housing in the South East. The event took place at City Hall in London. Chaired by Gerard Whelan of Corporate Finance, Government and Infrastructure at KMPG, the event included the launch of the final report, written…