How do people think about their environmental transport footprint? Are their perceptions of carbon emissions for different journeys accurate? What role does local air quality play in sustainable transport perceptions? How can the provision of information/knowledge about the environmental impact of travel choices bring about behaviour change?
Background
The reducing environmental impacts strategic priority is in recognition that there is an environmental aspect to all transport, and therefore almost all the work of DfT. Transport is the largest emitting sector of greenhouse gases 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. On decarbonisation specifically, we published our Transport decarbonisation plan (TDP) in July 2021, which sets out the steps we will take to deliver the necessary carbon reductions across every form of transport. 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
Next steps
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Source
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Related UKRI funded projects
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Sandpit: Transport Behaviours Network.
This Network extends the December 2010, UK Research Councils Ideas Factory "Transport Grand Challenge: Travel behaviour, habits and practice". The Ideas Factory drew attention to the significant contribution th...
Funded by: EPSRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project partially answers the question by exploring the determinants and incentives for changing travel behavior and understanding how to move towards increased use of lower carbon transport. The authors have the necessary expertise to competently answer the question.
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SANDPIT - Disruption: the raw material for low carbon change
Evidence suggests that we will need to change our travel habits and practices radically if we are to reduce the carbon emissions from transport to meet government and international targets. Technological developments suc...
Funded by: EPSRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project partially answers the question by studying travel practices and how disruptions can lead to more permanent carbon-reducing changes. The authors have the necessary expertise to competently answer the question.
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ICF: Healthy Low-Carbon Transport Hub (HLTH)
Accelerated transport decarbonisation is essential for the UK to meet CO2e emissions requirements. Measures adopted must maximise physical/mental health co-benefits, but this has not been the case historically. Replacing...
Funded by: MRC
Lead research organisation: University of Southampton
Why might this be relevant?
Partially relevant as it focuses on health co-benefits of low-carbon transport but does not directly address perceptions of carbon emissions or local air quality.