Current± caught up with newly-appointed chair of the LowCVP Philip Sellwood to discuss the forthcoming Transport Decarbonisation Plan and how transport has become a multi-sector agenda.
Articles tagged with: transport
'Revolutionary' £31m project to integrate heat, transport and energy in VPP
A £31 million demonstrator project integrating heat, transport and energy is to progress despite COVID-19 restrictions.
EV emissions a third of ICE vehicles, T&E finds as it slams ‘deliberately misleading’ assessments
Electric vehicle (EV) emissions are a third of those produced by petrol and diesel vehicles on average, new research has found.
Emissions reductions 'need to start being delivered', DfT says as it outlines decarbonisation priorities
The government has outlined its priorities for its Transport Decarbonisation Plan, slated for publication in Autumn 2020.
Electrification of transport could cut its emissions by 60% by 2050, says BNEF
The electrification of transport, buildings and industrial sectors in Europe could cut greenhouse gas emissions of those sectors by 60% between 2020 and 2050, according to a new report.
Net zero date debate risks distracting focus from immediate action, UKERC warns
The political debate over a net zero date risks “distracting attention” from the actions the next government will take, the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) has said.
Cost largest deterrent to EV uptake as over half of consumers doubt 2050 electrification
There are key differences between industry’s expectations of transport electrification and those of consumers, a new report has found.
Electric vehicle pollution speculation ‘inconceivable’, new research says
It is "inconceivable" that electric vehicles could be as polluting as conventional cars, new research has found, dismissing recent speculation that electric vehicles emit similar rates of CO2 to diesel vehicles when battery manufacturing is taken into account.
AI scheme will mine clean power data to slash hydrogen production costs
Open Energi has partnered ITM Power to use AI for the optimisation of hydrogen production through use of clean electricity.