Bringing life-cycle emissions into the hydrogen assessment
A new well-to-wheel analysis uncovers challenges for hydrogen-fuelled vehicles and recommends that lifecycle emissions need to be considered alongside tailpipe
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Policy
CPT to hold first decarbonising coaches event, ‘Zero Emission Coaches: Turning Theory into Reality’
CPT is hosting an online conference ‘Zero Emission Coaches: Turning Theory into Reality’ on 1 December to help coach operators
Read moreMilton Keynes wins funding for 60-electric bus plan
Milton Keynes council has been successful in its bid for funding for a new fleet of 60 electric buses and
Read moreFive LTAs win fast-track ZEBRA funding
The UK Department for Transport has confirmed that funding worth almost £71million has been awarded to the first five local
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Civitas awards recognise cities taking action on sustainability
The cities of Parma (Italy), Aachen (Germany), and Gdynia (Poland) were recognised in the CIVITAS Awards 2021. Parma recognised that
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Ambitious plan to make all New York school buses electric by 2035
New York has agreed a city-wide climate adaptation plan which includes an ambition to ensure its school buses will be
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Decarbonisation priorities in policy and funding in Scotland and Ireland
A report for the Scottish Government backs its commitment to reduce car use, while Ireland unveils its biggest ever transport
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London mayor commits to ZE buses only for new orders
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has confirmed that all new buses ordered by Transport for London will now be zero-emission.
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Stagecoach marks Scottish Climate Week with net zero plan for country’s bus fleet
Stagecoach marked Scottish Climate Week with a plan to cut tens of thousands of tonnes of carbon emissions a year
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Liverpool furthers its London-style ambitions for bus network with BSIP bid
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority says its Bus Services Improvement Plan will be a blueprint for delivering improvements designed to
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Stagecoach calls for UK bus stimulus package
Stagecoach has called on the UK Government to use the forthcoming spending review to put in place a stimulus package
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Coalition urges government to speed up zero emission bus rollout
A coalition representing bus operators, local authorities, manufacturers and workers has called on the UK government to speed up its
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Campaign for Better Transport calls for more Government support for cleaner buses
The Campaign for Better Transport has called for more support from the UK government to accelerate the switch to cleaner
Read moreWest Midlands plans for £2bn investment in tram, rail, bus and cycling
The West Midlands Metro network will be extended in Walsall, Birmingham, Dudley, Sandwell and Wolverhampton under a plan to improve
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Assessing UK bus decarbonisation plans
Stagecoach launches new sustainability strategy with call for “radical behaviour change” while Go-Ahead targets are backed by Science Based Targets
Read moreCPT emphasises modal shift in response to decarbonisation
Responding to Transport for the North’s consultation on its forthcoming decarbonisation strategy, CPT has called for modal shift to be prioritised
Read moreCPT Cymru backs calls for Welsh Government to restore confidence in public transport
The need for governments to reverse messages which dissuade people from using public transport has been highlighted in an open
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