Signal emissions need three-phase approach, Symposium hears15/09/2022 Local highway authorities need significant investment to bring their traffic signal assets up to date, but must also do more to specify low-carbon construction methods, a key industry figure has said. |
Why go low? Oxford trials first Zero Emission Zone31/01/2022 Oxford City Council is set to trial Britain’s first Zero Emission Zone (ZEZ) as part of the local authority’s effort to reduce carbon emissions in the city centre. |
TRL aims to be zero hero with HGV emissions research30/11/2018 Transport research centre TRL has been commissioned by Highways England and the Department for Transport to identify and appraise zero emission HGV technologies. |
£1.6m for electric and low emission schemes in London02/03/2018 Three London boroughs have won a share of £766,000 to help accelerate the switch to zero emission vehicles and tackle London’s toxic air pollution, with a further £875,000 coming from the councils themselves. |
Using defeat devices set to be an offence in wake of 'dieselgate'06/02/2018 Campaigners have reacted sceptically to Government plans to crack down on car manufacturers using defeat devices to cheat emissions tests. |
Dartford Crossing "rural" when it comes to air quality06/03/2017 Pollution levels around the Dartford Crossing have been excluded from government air quality assessments because it was classed as a "rural" road, the BBC has discovered. |
FTA welcomes London "T-Charge"20/02/2017 The announcement by London Mayor Sadiq Khan to introduce an emissions surcharge on older, polluting vehicles within the city has been welcomed by the Freight Transport Association. |
ITF warns CO2 policy won't achieve reduction targets30/01/2017 Current and foreseeable policies to mitigate carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions from global transport activity will not suffice to achieve the international community’s climate ambitions, according to new study published by the International Transport Forum. |
£400 million fund to treble number of greener vehicles23/12/2015 The government has announced a long-term extension to the Plug-in Car Grant, backed by a £400 million package to treble the number of ultra low emission vehicles (ULEV) on Britain’s roads. |
Government invests £2m in Scotland’s green buses03/09/2013 The Scottish Government is investing £2 million in the country’s eco-friendly bus fleet in a bid to lower carbon emissions. |
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