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Net zero policy hits a new low

Published on: 4th July 2023 by Claire Haigh.

Net zero policy in the UK has hit a new low. Before the cries of indignation – yes, it is true that the UK once had a record to be proud of. We were the first advanced economy to commit to net zero by 2050, our economy has grown by 65% whilst emissions reduced by…

Greener Vision: A Consultation

Published on: 2nd July 2023 by Claire Haigh.

2022 was our hottest year on record, with an unprecedented number of heat-related deaths, wildfires and infrastructure disruptions. 2023 looks set to be still worse. But our response is not yet requisite to the scale of the challenge. Climate change is an existential threat which we have become strangely accustomed to living with. Transport is…

Delivering Net Zero Road Transport

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…

A Vision for Change

Published on: 6th June 2023 by Greg Marsden.

The recent publication of my analysis of the downgrading of transport decarbonisation ambition as set out in the Carbon Budget Delivery Plan (Reverse Gear) is a pretty depressing read. 72% of the ambition for change set out in 2021 seemingly set aside. The analysis shows that, even with the ZEV Mandate emissions from vehicles will…

The fight of our lives

Published on: 12th December 2022 by Claire Haigh.

The past eight years have been the hottest in recorded history. Despite achieving an historic breakthrough on a new “loss and damage” fund, COP27 failed to move the dial on reducing emissions. We are nowhere near the scale of change needed. As the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres put it: “We are in the fight…

The Future We Want

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…

Hasta La Vista, Carbon!

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…

Pathways to Net Zero – Roundtable Discussion Series 2

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…

Energy demand reduction is mission critical for net zero and tackling cost of living crisis

Published on: 14th September 2022 by Claire Haigh.

Our climate is heating up at great speed. China is experiencing the longest sustained heatwave and drought in its history. Catastrophic flooding has left more than 1,300 people dead and a third of Pakistan under water. Half of Europe is in drought. Meanwhile, Putin is using the supply of gas to Europe as a weapon…

What is to be done?

Published on: 15th June 2022 by Claire Haigh.

We must start by facing the truth. Government policy will not deliver net zero. Nor will everything in our current arsenal of policies and measures. Achieving net zero carbon is a major national and global challenge, and one that cannot be met by any sector acting alone. Global greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced by…

If not now, then when?

Published on: 20th April 2022 by Claire Haigh.

The IPCC have warned that it’s “now or never” if world is to stave off climate disaster. We already look set to overshoot the 1.5C target. In carefully calibrated messaging, the IPCC’s latest report highlights the enormous scale of the challenge but that we have the tools and the knowhow required. Lifestyle changes offer significant…

We must make the case for a better life

Published on: 11th March 2022 by Claire Haigh.

The latest IPCC report has been described as ‘an atlas of human suffering’. Climate impacts are worse than predicted. Extreme weather events are accelerating. No region is safe. Any further delay in concerted global action will miss a brief and rapidly closing window to secure a livable future. The report’s publication last week would have…