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:
Context of researchEconomic development, increasing global linkages, and continuously declining airfares have made air travel the sector of fastest growth amongst all transportation modes. Although, on average, aviation ...
Funded by: EPSRC
Lead research organisation: University of Cambridge
The project aims to build a highly modular systems model for integrated assessment of aircraft emissions, which can answer the question fully and the authors have the necessary expertise.
In 2015, global passenger and freight commercial aircraft accounted for 866 million tonnes or 2.7% of energy use-related CO2 emissions, which is more than twice the amount released by the entire UK economy. If air passen...
Funded by: EPSRC
Lead research organisation: University College London
The TOZCA project aims to develop a comprehensive tool suite to simulate the most cost-effective transition toward a net zero-carbon aviation system, which can answer the question fully and the authors have the necessary expertise.
CICONIA’s ambition is to improve the understanding of non-CO2 emissions with regards to the current aircraft/engine technologies and operating fleet, as well as their evolution and their climate effects, but with the cle...
Funded by: Horizon Europe Guarantee
Lead research organisation: THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
The project specifically aims to improve understanding of non-CO2 emissions, model climate impacts, and develop mitigation solutions for aviation GHG emissions.