Greener Vision assembles thought leadership and insight on how to tackle the climate crisis.  We regularly post news and blogs and we run national workshops and regional events to encourage best practice.  Our current focus is the Pathways to Net Zero thought leadership programme aimed at developing a credible and deliverable framework for achieving net zero.

Delivering Net Zero Road Transport

Greener Transport Solutions logo Published on: 19th June 2023 by Claire Haigh.

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…

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The Future We Want

Greener Transport Solutions logo Published on: 30th November 2022 by Claire Haigh.

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…

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Hasta La Vista, Carbon!

Greener Transport Solutions logo Published on: 14th November 2022 by Claire Haigh.

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…

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Pathways to Net Zero – Roundtable Discussion Series 2

Greener Transport Solutions logo Published on: 25th October 2022 by Claire Haigh.

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…

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Pathways to Net Zero – Roundtable Discussion Series 1

Published on: 9th March 2022 by Claire Haigh.

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…

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The role of localism in ensuring a fair and just transition to net zero

Published on: 15th September 2021 by Claire Haigh.

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…

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How the Government can support technical and policy solutions to encourage people to make lower carbon travel choices

Published on: 13th September 2021 by Claire Haigh.

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,…

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Not the journey but the destination: how our whole economy needs to change

Published on: 8th September 2021 by 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…

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03 March 2020, Decarbonising transport: a Transport Knowledge Hub national workshop

Published on: 6th March 2020

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…

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Transport Knowledge Hub Events

14 May 2019, Transport Knowledge Hub Parliamentary Reception

Published on: 29th April 2019

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…

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