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:
We are in a period of unprecedented technological change in which the convergence of a range of underlying technologies in the domains of computing, communications, positioning and navigation, pervasive sensing and model...
Funded by: EPSRC
Lead research organisation: Imperial College London
The project partially answers the question as it explores the research challenges associated with how to exploit the capabilities of the digital economy to promote and enable the development of new services to support and improve the decision making capability of travellers, transport network managers, and the wider community. The authors have the necessary expertise in the development of the digital economy and its relationship to transport.
In this proposal, I want to develop optimisation frameworks that will use smart card and mobility-as-a-service subscription data to address strategic (transit route network design problem) and (if time allows) tactical (...
Funded by: EPSRC
Lead research organisation: Lancaster University
The project directly addresses the effect of planning apps and MaaS on transport mode choice, aiming to shift user behaviour from private to public transport.
Public description MaaS is not yet delivering its full potential, in particular in influencing positive travel behaviours to help decarbonise while providing an enhanced user exprience. It has been widely anticipated tha...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: CITY SCIENCE CORPORATION LIMITED
The project partially answers the question as it aims to develop a fully-integrated solution that can prioritize the most beneficial modes in real-time and influence positive travel behaviors to radically reduce congestion and transport carbon emissions. The authors have the necessary expertise in geospatial transport data and behavior change for decarbonization.