UK Government Makes Fresh Net-Zero Push With Transport Decarbonisation Package - Transport Planning Associates
The UK Department for Transport (DfT) has announced what it has described as “a robust package of measures to turbocharge the UK’s progress towards decarbonising transport.” The announcement, made on 30th March, included a commitment to almost £400 million in funding to speed up the rollout of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure around England. In addition, a zero-emission vehicle mandate has been published, setting targets for the sale of new zero-emission cars and vans, with the aim of bolstering the competitiveness of the UK’s EV market. Another area of focus for the Government’s transport decarbonisation plans is the production in the UK of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). On this subject, the Government said it was opening the second application round of the £165 million Advanced Fuels Fund, which it said would help deliver on its commitment for the UK to have a minimum of five commercial-scale UK SAF plants under construction by the middle of thi...