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: EPSRC
Lead research organisation: Imperial College London
The project focuses on battery condition monitoring in electric and hybrid vehicles, which is directly related to assessing battery health and performance.
With the rapid adoption of Electric Vehicles (EVs) across the globe, the demand for Battery Management Systems (BMS) will see exponential growth over the next decade as the global market size increases from 1 Billion USD...
Funded by: ISCF
Lead research organisation: EATRON TECHNOLOGIES LTD
The project aims to develop algorithms for predicting the remaining useful life of batteries, which is directly related to assessing battery health and performance.
The decarbonisation of the transport sector in the UK, will see the migration from solely internal combustion powered vehicles to electric or hybrid vehicles only, as early as 2030\. This will result in the exponential g...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: INNVOTEK LTD
The project focuses on repurposing spent EV batteries, which indirectly relates to assessing battery health and performance by extending their life cycle.