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.
Headwinds Transport Decarbonisation Report A report about transport decarbonisation, called Headwinds and written by Leeds academic Greg Marsden, was published by the Energy Demand Research Centre in June. One of the report’s key findings is that the government’s current plans
York & North Yorkshire Strategic Transport Framework York & North Yorkshire Combined Authority (YNYCA) adopted a Strategic Transport Framework at a meeting last week. It is a precursor to a Local Transport Plan (LTP) for the region. The LTP 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
York Local Transport Strategy Consultation Open York’s Local Transport Strategy Consultation is open, and residents can respond until Sunday 4th February 2024. The rather childish title is Our Big Transport Conversation. In keeping with the title, it begins by explaining
Mind the Carbon Gap Current government transport decarbonisation policy is not enough to achieve the UK’s climate goals. There is a carbon gap between our present policies and the reductions we need to make. That’s according to a new report
Quantified Carbon Reductions The DfT is due to produce guidance for councils’ new Local Transport Plans (LTPs). It will include detailed information about how local authorities should deliver Quantified Carbon Reductions (QCRs) from their transport networks. The LTP guidance is
Only 20% Traffic Reduction by 2030 Consistent with UK Climate Goals A 20% traffic reduction by 2030 would be consistent with the UK’s climate goals as set out in the Climate Change Committee’s (CCC) Balanced Pathway. Unfortunately the UK government
DfT Refuses to Release Emissions Figures Behind Transport Decarbonisation Plan The government is refusing to release the emissions figures behind its Transport Decarbonisation Plan, according to a report in the Guardian. The request for the figures was made to the