Government announces £200m fund to boost rollout of zero emission HGVs
More than £200 million of government funding will be injected into an extensive zero emission road freight demonstrator programme.
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Logistics UK
ITT Hub 2022: Government must provide logistics industry with clarity
There is an urgent need to decarbonise the logistics industry but further government clarity on the route to net zero is required immediately to ensure businesses have the confidence and certainty needed to invest in low emission solutions, says Logistics UK.
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Expanding Government’s Rapid Charging Fund would speed up decarbonisation of all road transport, analysis shows
A new report from National Grid delivered in partnership with the transport and freight industries shows that an expansion of the Government’s £950m Rapid Charging Fund (RCF) to cover all road transport could deliver enough capacity for on-route HGV charging and hydrogen re-fuelling at up to 78% of motorway service areas in England.
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Logistics UK launches new consultancy to guide fleet businesses towards net zero
Logistics UK’s Supply Chain Consultancy (SCC) has launched a dedicated service to help businesses with vehicle fleets decarbonise their operations effectively and swiftly, while maintaining operational efficiency and profitability.
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Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE to lead Future Logistics Conference 2022
Logistics UK’s Future Logistics Conference 2022, to be held alongside the ITT Hub at Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre on 11 and 12 May, is a free to attend event and will be headlined by a keynote speech from world renowned space scientist, Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE, who will be present on the first morning of the two-day conference.
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Mayor sets out London’s net zero plans
The Mayor of London has announced the city’s net zero strategy and the actions required to reduce air pollution, tackle the climate emergency and cut congestion in the capital – including the possible introduction of road user charging by the end of the decade.
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Commercial transport industry urged to ‘act now’ at ITT Hub Conference
The commercial transport industry has been urged to ‘act now’ on strategies to reach net zero, implement biofuels into operations and attract the next generation of professionals by industry-leaders at the ITT Hub Conference.
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COP26: Logistics UK plan to decarbonise the UK logistics sector
Logistics UK has launched a route map to decarbonise the UK logistics sector, which needs to undergo vast transformation for the UK to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, according to Logistics UK, as it launches a route map to decarbonise this £127bn industry.
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Logistics UK launches Route to Net Zero campaign
Logistics UK has announced the launch of Route to Net Zero: a campaign to encourage its 18,000 members to commit to decarbonising their operations as quickly, effectively and as urgently as possible to help the UK achieve carbon neutrality ahead of the legal deadline of 2050.
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Green light for ITT Hub event
Preparations for the free Innovation and Technology in Transport – ITT Hub event are now in the final stages, with the news that the event can go ahead as planned under the latest Covid-19 restrictions announced by the Prime Minister on Monday (14 June 2021).
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