Towards zero-emissions bus transport

Late 2016, London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced to join 11 other major cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Copenhagen, Hamburg and Amsterdam, that have committed to begin moves to phase out their procurement of pure diesel buses by the end of 2020. With the initiative, major cities are working together to challenge bus manufacturers to produce...

Great challenges life ahead for low-carbon long-haul transport

The supply chain of goods delivered in urban areas is larger than the transport associated purely with the ‘last mile’ in city distribution. In retail, for example, the flow of goods is often routed via regional or national distribution centres. The transport of goods towards and between these centres is often characterized by long-distance...

Decarbonising commercial road transport

There is growing consensus among governments, businesses and consumers about climate change and the required energy transition. At the Paris climate conference (COP21) in December 2015, 195 countries adopted the first-ever universal, legally binding global climate deal. The agreement sets out a global action plan to put the world on track to...