All Decarbonisation articles – Page 25
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MT ArticleOctopus Energy joins Royal Mail and DPD in trialing LEVC's prototype electric van
Energy retailer Octopus is the latest company to trial LEVC’s VN5 electric van prototype. Joining similar tie-ins with Royal Mail and DPD, Octopus Energy engineers will use the vehicles to install the same electric chargers the vans use, which LEVC described as the “first-ever circular real-world trial”. ...
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MT ArticleIceland reports 74% drop in carbon emissions since 2011
Supermarket chain Iceland has reduced its operational carbon footprint by nearly three quarters (74%) since 2011, ensuring it is well ahead of schedule to hit the government’s target of being carbon neutral by 2050.Its footprint has fallen from almost 250,000 tonnes of CO2 in 2011 to just 46,000 tonnes in ...
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MT ArticleFleet managers claim congestion is main challenge facing transport sector
Road infrastructure, Clean Air Zones and the adoption of alternative fuels top the list of challenges reported by fleet and mobility managers over the next five years.The finding comes from research in the Arval Mobility Observatory, which questions transport businesses to uncover broader trends.Asked what the main challenges facing fleets ...
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MT ArticleCrumbling roads a bigger issue than pollution, fleet managers claim
Less than a fifth of UK fleet and mobility managers want the government to focus on reducing pollution caused by transport, according to research by Arval.The finding, from research arm Arval Mobility Observatory (AMO), has surprised the vehicle funding and fleet management company, which said it “doesn’t ring true” in ...
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MT ArticleFurther hike in London congestion charge "a disgrace", industry claims
Plans to raise the London congestion charge by 30% and extend it to evenings and weekends, has been slammed by the logistics industry.London Mayor Sadiq Khan confirmed today (16 June) that the congestion charge will rise to £15 from 22 June to tackle rising levels of traffic in central London.The ...
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MT ArticleSeventh International Workshop on Sustainable Road Freight Transport
The Centre for Sustainable Road Freight is inviting academics and practitioners to take part in an online debate on the implementation of policy measures to decarbonise freight transport in developing countries.The conference will take place on 28 - 30 October 2020.It aims to create an international network of interested parties ...
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MT ArticleRestarting and increasing London congestion charge "insane", claims ELB Partners MD
London haulier ELB Partners has joined mounting criticism of the Mayor’s decision to reintroduce the congestion charge, branding the move “insane”.The Wimbledon-based company, which has been instrumental in delivering essential equipment to Nightingale hospitals during the Covid-19 outbreak, said re-commencing the charge and then increasing it meant businesses would have ...
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Delay to four of Scotland’s low emission zones must be used to review impact on hauliers, says RHA
A temporary halt to the roll out of low emission zones in four Scottish cities, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, should be used to review the impact the zones will have on local hauliers already struggling with the impact of the pandemic on their businesses, according to the RHA.The schemes, ...
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RHA calls for further suspension of all CAZ schemes to January 2022
The government’s suspension of all Clean Air Zone schemes to January 2021 is not long enough, the RHA has insisted.The association is calling for the suspension to be extended for another year to January 2022 to allow hauliers to recover from the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.The decision to ...
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MT ArticleOxford Zero Emission Zone postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak
Plans to introduce a Zero Emission Zone (ZEZ) in Oxford have been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The new scheme was due to begin in December 2020 but Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire County Council said local businesses and residents needed to concentrate on managing the impact of the coronavirus.They ...
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MT ArticleCOVID-19 pandemic could see Birmingham CAZ face further delays, council warns
The delayed Birmingham Clean Air Zone (CAZ) could face further setbacks due to the coronavirus pandemic, the council has warned.Birmingham City Council was forced to delay the launch of its CAZ in January this year following issues with the government’s online vehicle checking tool.The launch date was pushed back to ...
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MT ArticleHauliers claim victory as Coventry CAZ scheme is scrapped
Plans for a controversial clean air zone (CAZ) in Coventry have been abandoned in a move the RHA has described as "a victory for common sense".The government has now backed Coventry City Council’s plans to improve air quality without charging hauliers and other road users.New measures including improved road networks ...
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MT ArticleHauliers to get their say to government on impact of clean air zones
Sir Mike Penning MPA national survey of road freight operators on the impact of clean air zones (CAZs) has been launched by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Road Freight and Logistics as part of its first inquiry of the new parliamentary session.The APPG is chaired by former transport minister Sir ...
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MT ArticleDon’t adopt England’s “inflexible" CAZ framework, RHA warns Wales
Hauliers are calling on the Welsh government not to follow England in creating “expensive” and “inflexible” clean air zones.The RHA made the call this week as officials from the National Assembly of Wales launched an inquiry into air quality.Chris Ashley, RHA environment and regulation policy chief is warning the Welsh ...
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MT ArticleLogistics firms to test drive new ways of delivering freight in London
Transport for London (TFL) has teamed up with ten firms including Ceva Logistics, DPD, Gnewt by Menzies and UPS to launch London FreightLab.The initiative, which aims to make road freight movement in London safer, cleaner and more efficient, will offer funding and land sites for up to six innovative ideas ...
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MT ArticleDeputy mayor joins drive for lower emissions at LoCITY conference
Deputy London mayor for environment and energy, Shirley Rodriguez, has pledged her support to the drive towards lower emission commercial vehicles.The keynote speaker at the fourth annual LoCITY clean air conference at the Oval in London on 25 September, Rodriguez told delegates the programme continues to be very successful and ...
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MT ArticleBrexit will not see an end to clean air zones, government confirms
The government has stated that a no-deal Brexit would not see the repeal of legislation requiring the UK to introduce clean air zones to bring urban air quality up to EU standards.Local authorities have blamed central government for implementing EU directives for the clean air zones (CAZs) that could see ...
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Charging polluting private cars to enter CAZs offers greater economic benefits
Clean air zones could deliver £6.5bn of economic returns but only if polluting private cars are banned and the government boosts its funding for the schemes, according to research commissioned by a group of council leaders.An analysis carried out by financial consultants CEPA on behalf of UK100, which represent 14 ...
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MT ArticleLearn all about Scottish clean air zone plans at free roadshow
Freight operators delivering into Scotland are invited to attend a free half-day workshop to learn how plans for Low Emission Zones (LEZs) in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee will affect them.Scotland’s four biggest cities have all been tasked with introducing LEZs by 2020, with further cities expected to come on-board ...
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Government slammed for passing the buck on air quality
The UK government has been accused of ‘passing the buck’ over clean air policies and ignoring practical solutions to reduce emissions.Addressing the inaugural Pro Tect Solutions conference on compliance at the Haynes Motor Museum in Somerset, Howard Cox, a founder of FairFuelUK (FFUK), said the government’s refusal to own and ...