Transport & Environment - United Kingdom

Lack of government policy means UK ports not investing in onshore power supply

Sam Hargreaves — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 10:30:00 +0100

Study assessing the state of onshore power supply in seven major UK ports

UK government’s climate advisors warn against airport expansion

Sam Hargreaves — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 09:12:00 +0100

T&E’s reaction to the Climate Change Committee’s 7th Carbon Budget, which recommends that the UK Emissions Trading Scheme be extended to international shipping emissions and recognises the need for a regulation to decarbonise freight

Shipping emissions charge would raise £1bn a year for cash-strapped UK government

Sam Hargreaves — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Extending the UK carbon market to ships entering and leaving the UK would raise significant amounts of money that could cover public services or greening the sector

Lost at Sea

Sam Hargreaves — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Shipping emissions charge would raise £1bn a year for UK government

Joint letter calling for UK regulation to decarbonise heavy goods vehicles

Eoin Bannon — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Representatives of the logistics and charging industries, as well as civil society, say legislation to set a clear pathway to decarbonise HGVs and buses is needed.

Businesses and NGOs call for regulations to decarbonise the UK’s HGVs

Eoin Bannon — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0100

20 businesses, industry groups and NGOs call for the Government to come forward with long-awaited regulatory proposals to decarbonise heavy duty vehicles.

Car industry complied with UK ZEV mandate last year – analysis

Eoin Bannon — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 10:34:00 +0100

Government must stand firm against calls to water down the law and instead focus on delivering a robust industrial strategy.

Mission accomplished: Carmakers fulfill the 2024 ZEV mandate

Eoin Bannon — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 10:22:00 +0100

T&E analysis shows that the automotive industry met the 2024 UK Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate.

Eurostar and UK trains hit the brakes at the bottom of Europe's rail rankings

Gonzalo Cachero — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 01:30:00 +0100

Despite having some of the highest ticket prices in Europe, Avanti, GWR, and Eurostar struggle to match this with service quality. Trenitalia, SBB, and RegioJet top a new, first-of-its-kind ranking of rail operators’ services, while UK companies rank close to the bottom.

Airline ranking: only 10 airlines have serious plans to transition to green fuels

Diane Vitry — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Half the airlines in the ranking score zero for their insufficient uptake of sustainable aviation fuels.