What are the impacts of introducing zero-emission buses (for bus operators, passengers, and areas)?
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
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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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Roadmaps to Zero Net Emissions in Urban Public Transport
Technological and societal changes are transforming the nature of public transport services. As concerns over air quality, congestion, and energy security have become elevated, there has been increasing emphasis on the d...
Funded by: EPSRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on the impacts of introducing zero net emissions (ZNE) buses into the public transport sector, which directly addresses the question.
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Hyper-heuristic Optimisation for Advanced Zero Carbon Public Transport Planning
**As cities and regions seek to decarbonise, decarbonising public transport presents a major challenge. For example, the electrical requirements from electrifying a bus network could be between 1-15% of town's total grid...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on optimizing zero emission bus planning, addressing impacts on bus operators, passengers, and areas.
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Vulcanaer: Retrofittable Air Hybrid for Buses Feasibility Project
The simplest way to reduce carbon dioxide and other emissions from urban buses is to use less fuel. The Vulcanaer system reduces fuel usage in an urban bus by harvesting its braking energy as it stops and then storing it...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Why might this be relevant?
The project addresses reducing emissions from urban buses through a retrofit air hybrid technology, partially relevant to the question.