Low Carbon Transport
How do we drive down emissions from transport (which account for 25% of the total UK emissions - and more if you include aviation)? How do we do it in a way that also tackles poor air quality? How do we drive investment in public transport and active travel (walking and cycling)? How do we reduce the need to travel through effective land use planning? How do we increase the uptake of electric vehicles? How do we make it easier for people to use public transport/walking/cycling?
Contents
News
Jan 18
UK isn’t ready for electric and driverless cars, warns insurance boss
Yorkshire transport 2018: Contactless payments and better-trained bus drivers on our roads
New push to make England's longest cycle tunnel a reality
Dec 17
Ministers told to ‘put money where mouth is’ on transport for Yorkshire
Yorkshire transport 2018: Big plans for region’s railway stations
Oct 17
Scheme aims to keep Leeds-Bradford Cycle Superhighway cyclists safe
8 conditions made worse by pollution outdoors
Short film highlights air quality impact
What Hull council needs to do to make a cruise terminal by The Deep a reality
Sheffield Supertram renewal could cost up to £230m
Your comments are needed: Time to show Sheffield’s huge rail ambition
Defra confirms 2016 air quality performance
September 2017
Jaguar Land Rover to make only electric or hybrid cars from 2020
August 17
£3.3m for 24 new electric buses in York
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling: "The North is in the driving seat on transport future"
George Osborne urges 'HS3' rail for northern England
The eco guide to Electric Vehicle hype
Drax power station emissions 'dangerous', claim environmentalists
Selby District Council refutes failure to monitor Drax emissions
ClientEarth seeks ‘clarification’ over air quality plan
Hyundai signals electric future, promising EV with 500km range
Carbon particles can undermine immune system
'Vital' study backs case for high-speed rail to come to Bradford
Cenex team up with Leeds City Council to test zero emission smart technology in vehicles
Rise of electric car solves little if driven by fossil fuels, warns windfarm boss
Jobseekers 'on their bikes' to get to shift work without public transport in Yorkshire
July 17
A new aviation strategy for the UK: call for evidence
Government must seize economic opportunity of low-carbon innovation, says climate adviser
Gearing Up For the Transition - IPPR North
UK electric and plug-in car registrations rise as renewable energy generation hits new high - Go Ultra Low
Getting electric vehicles moving - All you need to know about getting an electricity connection for your fleet - UK Power Networks
National Grid's Future Energy Scenarios 2017 launched
Electric cars will take over, threatening European car industry - ING Bank
Innovative vehicle to grid technology to receive £20 million
West Yorkshire targets 2020 taxi emissions reduction
Volvo Cars to go all electric from 2019
Elon Musk: Tesla Model 3 to roll off production line two weeks early
Air pollution: why does the UK government keep being taken to court? - Greenpeace video
June 17
Unmasked: the true story of the air you’re breathing - Friends of the Earth
Meeting Carbon Budgets: Closing the policy gap 2017 Report to Parliament - Committee for Climate Change
Air pollution: outdoor air quality and health - NICE and Public Health England guidance
Date set for government air quality plan hearing - Air Quality News
Mar 17
Barcelona to ban old cars from roads to tackle air pollution - Guardian
Feb 17
National Centre for Atmospheric Science survey on air pollution closes 28th February
Air pollution: the impact of the 1956 Clean Air Act - Dr Stephen Mosley (Leeds Beckett) on Friends of the Earth website
Sadiq Khan joins with UK city leaders to urge action on filthy air - Evening Standard
The war against air pollution has begun – and it will be fought in cities - Guardian
Government's housing white paper says rail stations are top priorities for increasing home-building - Local Transport Today
New air quality study finds that car drivers cause the most pollution in London – but are least exposed to it themselves - University of Surrey
