Low Carbon transport: a greener future

Carbon emissions from domestic transport will be reduced by up to 14 per cent over the next decade as a result of the Government’s carbon reduction strategy, published today by Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis.

Core facts

1. Transport currently makes up 21 per cent of all UK domestic carbon emissions.
2. The strategy sets out how an additional 85 million tonnes of CO2 from domestic transport can be saved from 2018-2022
3. The reduction will be achieved by: supporting a shift to new technologies and fuels; promoting lower carbon choices; and using market mechanisms to encourage the shift to lower carbon transport.
4. A new freight industry steering group will be set up to find ways of measuring, reporting and reducing emissions across the sector
5. Government will work with European partners to regulate CO2 from new vans and encourage development of ultra-low carbon vans
6. Eligibility criteria has been proposed for the £2-5,000 consumer incentives for electric and plug-in hybrids.

Press notice

• A greener future for transport

Files to download

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1. Low Carbon Transport: A Greener Future (PDF, 1MB)
2. Impact assessment of the carbon reduction strategy for transport (PDF, 977KB)

Quotes

Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis said:

“Our strategy sets out a long-term vision for a fundamentally different transport system in our country, where carbon reduction is a central consideration in the way we do business.

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