Tackle climate change and improve air quality by decarbonising transport. Transport is the largest emitting sector of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the UK, contributing 27% of domestic emissions in 2019. Our transport system must change to deliver the Government’s Net Zero ambition and DfT will drive forwards that change through our longer-term green transport agenda. Sustainability will be at the heart of levelling-up. People everywhere will feel the benefits - villages, towns, cities and countryside will be cleaner, greener, healthier and more prosperous and pleasant environments in which to live and work.
Key areas of focus are:
• Decarbonisation of road vehicles
• Accelerating modal shift to public and active transport
• Decarbonising how we get our goods
• Place based solutions and environmental impacts
• UK as a hub for green transport, technology and innovation
• Reducing carbon in a global economy
The Transport Decarbonisation Plan (TDP) sets out the steps we will take to deliver the necessary carbon reductions across every form of transport. DfT's progress towards a decarbonised transport system has a vital role in delivering net zero across the wider economy by 2050 and science, engineering, innovation and research are essential in driving this change.
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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
The Centre for Low Emission Vehicle Research (CLEVeR) is a state-of-the-art equipment upgrade to an existing facility to allow research into low and ultra-low carbon liquid fueled vehicles as well as novel electric and h...
Funded by: EPSRC
Lead research organisation: University of Bath
The project focuses on decarbonisation of road vehicles and addresses the challenge of providing sustainable personal transport that reduces or eliminates CO2 into the environment.
The push to decarbonise heavy-duty vehicles lags far behind light-duty applications. This is primarily because the extreme demands on powertrain cost-performance, operational availability, design life and reliability are...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: CUMMINS TURBO TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
The project focuses on decarbonising heavy-duty vehicles, which is partially relevant to the question of supporting drivers and vehicle manufacturers during a phase-out plan for petrol and diesel vehicles.
Breathe is a package of collaborative innovation, predominantly led by suppliers, which will reduce emissions of CO2 by 16.5% for Jaguar Land Rover's (JLR) next-generation petrol engines. Reducing emissions from petrol ...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED
The project focuses on reducing emissions of CO2 from petrol engines, which is partially relevant to the question of supporting drivers and vehicle manufacturers during a phase-out plan for petrol and diesel vehicles.