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Latest Decarbonisation news – Page 23
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 ...
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ArticleClean air zone: Southampton residents oppose mooted £100 HGV charge
Charging non-compliant HGVs £100 to enter Southampton’s clean air zone (CAZ) is excessive, according to many of the city’s residents.The results of a consultation on the council’s CAZ proposals published this week, show that of 7,624 respondents, 1,067 (14%) said the proposed charge for HGVs was too low, 2,973 (39%) ...
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ArticleNottingham's Clean Air Zone rejection opens door for other cities to follow suit, says FTA
Government support for Nottingham’s decision to reject plans for a charging clean air zone (CAZ) had opened the door for other cities to follow its example, according to the FTA.The call follows approval by the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) for Nottingham’s plans to cut the city’s ...
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ArticleDebate: What does a low- or no-carbon future look like for road transport?
Photo: Richard MannA recent Motor Transport roundtable debate sponsored by Fraikin looked at what will a zero-emissions truck look like as we start off down the 'Road to zero'.Steve Hobson, editor, MT: Good morning and welcome to this roundtable on low emissions vehicles. To my mind there are four distinct ...
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Government tells Leeds to think again over plans to aid hauliers affected by clean air zone
The government has told Leeds City Council to resubmit its bid for a clean air zone (CAZ) after rejecting a request for £27m to help hauliers upgrade their non-compliant vehicles.Leeds had asked the government for a total of £40m to fund its CAZ of which £27m was earmarked to help ...
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ArticleDerby rejects plan for clean air zone, opting for traffic management instead
Derby City Council has rejected plans for a clean air zone, after residents and businesses voted “overwhelmingly” for a traffic management system to cut emission levels in the city.Almost three quarters (73.6%) respondents to the city’s public consultation voted for a traffic management system, compared to 27.5% for a charging ...
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ArticleHermes likely to introduce electric vans nationwide after London success
Hermes looks set to introduce electric vans fleets across the country, after successfully running a fleet of them in London during the past months.The parcels firm has had 32 Nissan eNV200 vans working on multi-drop deliveries within London’s Congestion Charge zone for the last two months.Speaking to MT Hugo Martin, ...
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DfT preparing for national roll out of lane rental scheme to cut congestion
The government is now considering the national roll out of a lane rental scheme, which could see councils charge utility companies up to £2,500 a day for carrying out roadworks at peak times.The decision follows the successful piloting of the lane rental scheme by Kent County Council and TfL, which ...
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What effect will a low emission zone in Glasgow have on hauliers?
First minister Nicola Sturgeon announced in October last year that Glasgow would become the first city in Scotland to establish an LEZ in a bid to eliminate air pollution hotspots.Transport Scotland has said it intends to have the Euro-6-level LEZ in place by the end of this year, and that ...
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Red Route price hike will unduly penalise those delivering goods into London
TfL's plans to increase penalty charges for vehicles stopping illegally on London’s Red Routes will penalise freight operators and could drive up delivery costs across the capital.The warning came from the FTA, which expressed “bitter disappointment” after TfL revealed its intention to increase Red Route PCNs from £130 to £160.The ...
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£220m Clean Air Fund to help local authorities tackle air pollution
A new Clean Air Fund will give financial support to local authorities attempting to address air pollution in their areas.The £220m fund, announced by Philip Hammond in the Autumn Budget, will be paid for by higher Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) on diesel cars bought after 1 April 2018.Hammond emphasised that ...