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Pressure is rightly placed on the transport sector to eliminate the large volumes of carbon dioxide it emits annually, from vehicle emissions, carbon released during vehicle construction and that embedded in the supporting infrastructure. We recognise, on the supply side, that meeting this zero-carbon challenge requires close collaboration with a wide range of industrial partners…

When Coronavirus forced us all to stay in our homes and the world ground to a halt in March 2020, like so many of us, I watched with fascination as nature appeared to heal itself before our eyes. Cars stayed on their drives and train timetables were reduced down to the bare minimum, as offices…

I saw a mention on Twitter that there are now two tribes when it comes to climate change: doomers and deniers. How can people’s views of reality be so different? Do the doomers need a reality check or the deniers, or both? A reality check, according to the Cambridge Dictionary, is “an occasion that causes…

We finally have a Transport Decarbonisation Plan! But is it worth the wait? The UK government’s Transport Decarbonisation Plan (the Plan) finally came out on 14 July. It’s been over a year in the making, delayed firstly by the COVID-19 pandemic impacting our travel patterns, then again at the last minute because the Transport Minister…

The pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 78% by 2035 puts the UK at the forefront of international ambition.  However, in its recent progress report the Committee on Climate Change highlights the gaping chasm between climate change rhetoric and policy.  “This defining year for the UK’s climate credentials has been marred by uncertainty and…

If we are going to hit our 2040 rail decarbonisation and 2050 net-zero targets, we need to get on with electrifying more of our railway now. As well as meeting its legally binding commitment to Net Zero by 2050, the Government plans to phase out all diesel-only trains by 2040. Most of our trains, over…