UK Transport Emissions to Overshoot Carbon Budget UK transport emissions are set to overshoot the Climate Change Committee’s (CCC’s) 6th and 7th Carbon Budgets. That’s the conclusion of a new report, Overshoot, by Greg Marsden of the University of Leeds.
NYC Climate Report Misleads Councillors about Active Travel Project A North Yorkshire Council (NYC) report about the council’s progress on its Climate Change Delivery Pathway misleads Councillors on the Transport, Economy, Environment and Enterprise Scrutiny Committee about an active travel
Quantifying the Carbon Emissions of Local Transport The DfT yesterday published Local Transport Quantifiable Carbon Guidance. The guidance notes (1.1) that transport is the UK’s largest carbon-emitting sector and that ambitious action is needed. The purpose of the guidance is
CCC Seventh Carbon Budget and Active Travel The Climate Change Committee (CCC has today published its Seventh Carbon Budget. It contains advice to the government under the Climate Change Act 2008. The Seventh Carbon Budget is for the period 2038
Transport Remains Biggest Source of UK Emissions, New Figures Show New figures from the government show that domestic transport remains the biggest source of UK greenhouse gas emissions, at 28% of the total. In 2022, transport emissions were 113.2 million
Paying for Driving: Is Doing Nothing an Option? How we pay for driving is a thorny issue that politicians are reluctant to grasp. However, a new report published by the Greener Transport Council and titled Paying for Driving: Is Doing
Our Changing Travel Post-Pandemic The DfT has published a study of post-pandemic transport trends and changing travel behaviour, Our Changing Travel 2023. The data were gathered by Ipsos in an online survey of 3,732 people in England, and the study
Yorkshire & Humber Climate Action Plan 2024 The Yorkshire & Humber Climate Commission has published an updated Climate Action Plan. The last one was released in 2021. Will it make any difference, or is just so much bla bla bla?
Government Must Publish LTP Guidance, Says CCC The new government must publish Local Transport Plan (LTP) guidance, says the Climate Change Committee (CCC). It is one of the recommendations in the CCC’s Progress in Reducing Emissions 2024 Report to Parliament
Lib Dem Manifesto Says Next to Nothing about Active Travel The Liberal Democrat manifesto for the 2024 General Election has next to nothing to say about active travel. On transport, the party appears to be focused largely on electric cars.