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:
This Fellowship will help resolve ongoing conflicts between two national priorities: the need for new infrastructure, and the safeguarding of protected species and their habitats. Improving national infrastructure is one...
Funded by: NERC
Lead research organisation: University of Sussex
The project partially answers the question by helping practitioners and decision makers understand and mitigate the impacts of major infrastructure developments on protected wildlife and habitats, but it does not specifically address climate change, pests, and disease.
Urban environments are home to the majority of people on the planet and so ensuring these systems provide healthy, productive and resilient environments is critical. Green infrastructure - which we define as a network of...
Funded by: NERC
Lead research organisation: University of Glasgow
The project partially answers the question by focusing on gaining a better understanding of how green infrastructure can be managed to maximize ecosystem services in urban environments, but it does not specifically address the vulnerability and role of habitats alongside transport infrastructure.
This fellowship will improve the value of UK urban areas for insect pollinators by working with important stakeholder groups including urban land managers, policymakers, conservation practitioners, business, academic res...
Funded by: NERC
Lead research organisation: University of Bristol
The project partially answers the question by improving the value of UK urban areas for insect pollinators, but it does not specifically address the vulnerability and role of habitats alongside transport infrastructure.