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
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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
The concept of the 15-minute city was developed for inner city districts in major metropolitan centres, but it is also highly relevant to outer metropolitan areas and smaller towns and cities to foster more sustainable t...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University College London
The ENHANCE project focuses on enhancing sustainable travel infrastructure in small cities and towns, aligning with the question's emphasis on improving active and sustainable travel infrastructure in town centres.
There is an accepted need to promote step changes towards more sustainable urban environments, notably in transport and travel, which we will focus on. While many model-based desk-studies have aimed to simulate such envi...
Funded by: EPSRC
Lead research organisation: University of Birmingham
The project focuses on promoting step changes towards more sustainable urban environments, specifically in transport and travel, which aligns with the question's emphasis on improving active and sustainable travel infrastructure in town centres.
Achieving a sustainable and reliable transport system is among the key challenges that contemporary cities face; in China, in Europe, and beyond. Defining effective strategies to improve the benefits of transport, while ...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Leeds
The project investigates how to achieve a sustainable and reliable transport system through new policies and services, including electric driving, ride sharing, and cycling, which partially addresses the question's focus on improving active and sustainable travel infrastructure in town centres.