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 decarbonisation of transport is a critical part of solving the climate crisis and our world reaching its NetZero ambitions. This is even more the case with transport as this is the only sector to not reduce its impa...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: EV SERIOUS LTD
The project specifically addresses the decarbonisation of road vehicles and the migration to EVs, which aligns with the question's focus on EVs changing the nature of transport.
The North East’s Switch EV electric vehicle trial is one of eight national trials of electric & hybrid vehicles funded by the Technology Strategy Board’s £25m Ultra Low Carbon Vehicle Demonstrator Programme. Th...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: NISSAN MOTOR MANUFACTURING (UK) LIMITED
The project partially answers the question by providing information on the barriers to mass adoption of ultra low carbon vehicles and the infrastructure available for charging EVs.
**EV Assist -- Feasibility Study of Vehicle-User-Network Optimisation** The aim of the project is to assess the technical feasibility and commercial potential of "EV Assist", a personalised travel assistant th...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: YOU. SMART. THING. LIMITED
The project partially answers the question by proposing a feasibility study of a personalized travel assistant for EV users to address range anxiety and optimize charging infrastructure utilization.