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:
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Funded by: Horizon Europe Guarantee
Lead research organisation: RICARDO-AEA LIMITED
The project aims to develop a harmonised LCA approach for a zero-emission road transport system, directly addressing the question on technologies to reduce pollutant emissions.
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 researching low and ultra-low carbon liquid fueled vehicles as well as electric and hybrid electric vehicles, which directly addresses the question of reducing pollutant emissions of road vehicles.
Transport energy demand accounts for 24% of greenhouse gas emissions in the UK, the single largest sector, more than energy supply, business or residential. 90% of these transport emissions are from road transport: 52% f...
Funded by: UKRI
Lead research organisation: University of Birmingham
The project focuses on clean energy solutions for transportation and overcoming barriers to deployment, aligning with the question on reducing pollutant emissions and technologies to achieve it.