A New Green Shovel? Options for the transport stimulus package
By Jillian Anable, Greg Marsden, and Iain Docherty This post originally appeared on CREDS As we begin the difficult transition out of lockdown, attention is …
DecarboN8 Covid-19 impact survey results in full
by Richard Walker Last month DecarboN8 surveyed our network members. We asked what you would like DecarboN8 to focus on and how you would like …
The Wuhan Effect? An interesting distraction
by Greg Marsden Traffic levels in Wuhan post lockdown have bounced back to greater than before – The Wuhan Effect is beginning to creep into …
If not now, when? Road space reallocation and climate smart recovery
by Dr Kadambari Lokesh The Covid-19 “lockdown” restrictions have had a profound effect on travel. Car-based commutes have dropped by about 60-70%. Air quality in …
Covid-19 and Decarbonising Transport Survey Results
We put out a short survey earlier this month about Covid-19 and decarbonising transport. In the survey we asked our network members how their work …
A great mobility transformation
By Monika Büscher for de Gruyter There are no passenger flights, the streets are filled with birdsong, in some countries walking and cycling has increased …
Creating the Transport Decarbonisation Plan – Are you in?
by Greg Marsden Thursday marked the long awaited launch of the first stage of the Department for Transport’s Decarbonisation Plan. It is perhaps not the …
Covid-19: Other mobilities are (im)possible
Monika Büscher, Centre for Mobilities Research, Lancaster University Other mobilities are possible. But will a systemic shock engender systemic change? Covid-19 (aka Coronavirus) has shut …
Coronavirus and the Climate Emergency
by Richard Walker When I joined the DecarboN8 Network team at ITS on a secondment from the Department for Transport just four short weeks ago, …
Fuel Duty Freezes and Hard Working Families
DecarboN8 Director, Professor Greg Marsden, explains why the fuel duty freeze is counterproductive for both people and planet Last week’s budget heralded a “record tenth …