New report identifies ‘gap’ in Britain’s transport decarbonisation journey
The study suggests that radical changes are needed to the planning and design of places to meet mobility carbon targets. A new report has been …
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The Department for Sustainable Commuting
Greg Marsden spoke last week at Mobilityways Zero Carbon Commuting Conference. His presentation explored the idea of what he would do in his first 100 …
Reverse gear: The reality and implications of national transport emission reduction policies
New analysis has shown that Department for Transport has quietly rolled back its ambition to introduce cleaner, more efficient road travel. Transport is the UK’s …
Understanding changes in car ownership over time
By Malcolm Morgan The UK has a car problem. They are responsible for more than half of all surface transport carbon emissions. High car use is …
Our FOI request has been appealed by DfT: here’s why that matters
by Greg Marsden In March 2022 I submitted a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to the Department for Transport, asking to see the assumptions about …
Podcast: How Covid has changed the way we travel
This post originally appeared on the CIHT website Listen to the ‘How Covid has changed the way we travel’ podcast The COVID-19 Transport, Travel and …
Feeling the climate emergency: what Covid has taught us about facing up to necessity
by Richard Walker This post originally appeared on Policy Leeds “It’s a chilling moment” — Richard Walker, on secondment from the Department for Transport to …
Election 2021: How local authorities can decarbonise transport and support a green recovery
Elections took place across the UK on Thursday 6th May. The policies supported by those elected will be key in determining whether the UK delivers …
Work from home if you can: the carbon impact of reduced commuter journeys in different places in the UK
by Kadambari Lokesh Commuter journeys make up 15% of all journeys in the UK, the second-highest, next to shopping. DecarboN8’s ‘COVID-19 and travel patterns’ research …
Stick, Twist or Fold? Reflections on a year of Covid-19 travel adaptations
by Professor Greg Marsden It feels long overdue to get out and meet friends, to hug family members and to go and see what state …