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Greener Transport Council

Published on: 25th March 2024 by Greg Marsden.

The Greener Transport Council has written to MPs today in advance of the Parliamentary debate on the National Networks National Policy Statement on 26th March. In our assessment, the NNNPS as written, waters down the treatment of the carbon impacts of national road and rail programmes. We pose three key questions to answer. Whether an…

Pathways to Net Zero – Series II

Published on: 23rd December 2023 by Claire Haigh.

In 2024 Greener Vision is spearheading a series of Pathways to Net Zero events that will explore how to develop a response to the climate crisis commensurate to the scale of challenge. The series will build on insights from the Greener Vision: The Art of Seeing, and will develop further ‘The Pillars of Unity’ outlined…

The Art of Seeing

Published on: 6th November 2023 by Claire Haigh.

Our world is fragmented, disordered and chaotic. We are out of alignment with ourselves and the environment on which we depend. Anthropogenic climate change has been allowed to grow like a cancer with the potential to destroy the world as we know it. This is where our best thinking has got us. Greener Vision is…

The Politics of Net Zero

Published on: 19th October 2023 by Claire Haigh.

2023 is likely to be the world’s hottest year on record[i]. Record breaking heatwaves hit much of continental Europe, resulting in lethal flash floods and wildfires. There have been deadly and devastating floods in Libya, fires in Hawaii and typhoons in China. Pope Francis warns that the world may be “nearing breaking point”. The forthcoming…

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 Discussions

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 two further roundtable discussions in October 2022. These events took the discussion to the next stage and sought to identify solutions to deliver emissions reductions at the scale and pace needed. Hasta La Vista, Carbon! chaired by…