{"id":6428,"date":"2022-10-10T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/?post_type=expert_insights&p=6428"},"modified":"2024-06-05T13:52:01","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T12:52:01","slug":"decarbonisation-of-transport","status":"publish","type":"expert_insights","link":"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/expert_insights\/decarbonisation-of-transport\/","title":{"rendered":"Decarbonisation of Transport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The UK is required to achieve Net Zero carbon emissions by 2050. This means the carbon emissions from energy, industry and transport must fall below the amount of carbon taken out of the atmosphere by our forests, peat bogs and any carbon capture technology.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Carbon emissions from transport have only reduced by 3% since 2009 and, as a result, more of the UK\u2019s carbon emissions now come from transport than from any other sector of the economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Private cars and taxis currently account for over 50% of these transport emissions, with vans and HGVs together contributing a further 30%. Reducing and decarbonising road transport therefore plays a crucial role in achieving the Net Zero target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The new era of Local Transport Plans (LTPs) will need to include ambitious Quantifiable Carbon Reductions (QCR) from transport which are consistent with the corresponding local carbon budgets required to achieve the UK\u2019s Net Zero objective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Department for Transport are currently preparing technical guidance, and supporting the development of various toolkits, which will help local authorities ensure that their LTPs include effective transport-related carbon reduction strategies, and to help them quantify the expected carbon reductions of their LTPs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Achieving Net Zero carbon for transport movements will not be easy and will require the development of strategies which encompass a wide range of initiatives and schemes which:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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