DfT publishes biofuels carbon calculator tool
30 April 2013The DfT has published an on-line calculator that allows fuel suppliers to calculate the carbon saved on a batch of fuels, as an alternative to looking up values in the carbon and sustainability (C&S) guidance tables. The DfT expects that the calculator should reduce the potential for errors.
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LowCVP Conference 2013 - Thursday July 11, Central London - initial speakers announced
27 April 2013The first speakers for the LowCVP's 2013 annual conference - to be held on Thursday July 11 in Central London - have been announced and include leading representatives of the European Commission, Department for Transport and the Commitee on Climate Change. Held in association with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) the event will focus around the theme 'Beyond the Tailpipe' which was introduced at the LowCVP's Tenth Anniversary event held in January.
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Mayor announces changes to C-Charge low carbon vehicles concessions after consultation
26 April 2013London Mayor Boris Johnson has confirmed his decision to introduce a new Ultra Low Emission Discount (ULED) for the Congestion Charge scheme, replacing the Greener Vehicle Discount and Electric Vehicle Discount. To qualify for the ULED, vehicles will have to emit less than 75g/km of CO2 (and meet Euro 5) to qualify for the discount. Vehicles already purchased which meet the old 100g/km CO2 limit will continue to receive the discount for three years (extended from the pre-consultation proposal of two years).
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UK's 'carbon footprint' up 10% since 1990 due to rise in manufactured imports
25 April 2013Locally produced emissions of CO2 have been cut by around 20% in the last two decades but the overall UK carbon footprint has risen by 10% or more due to increased imports as incomes have grown and manufacturing has shifted to other countries as part of the broader globalisation process. This is one of the leading findings of a new report by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC).
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Phase One of ‘roadmap’ for the introduction of vehicles and hydrogen refuelling infrastructure in the UK published by Government
25 April 2013The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has published the first phase of the UKH2 Mobility project which provides a ‘roadmap’ for the introduction of vehicles and hydrogen refuelling infrastructure in the UK. The report confirms a view published earlier that over one and a half million hydrogen powered vehicles could be on UK roads by 2030. The project, which brings together businesses from the automotive, energy, infrastructure and retail sectors with government, provides further details and background to the findings published in the interim report on 4 February 2013.
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£54m project to monitor the impact of EVs on electricity networks
24 April 2013A 'smart grid' project has teamed up with leading network providers for recharging facilities for EVs to monitor the impact the growth in EVs will have on electricity networks and support the UK's transition to a low carbon economy. Customer-Led Network Revolution (CLNR) project and Charge Your Car, will work together to monitor the typical energy consumption of EV drivers and gather data about when and where owners charge their vehicles.
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'Unburnable carbon' report says fossil fuel reserves can't be exploited if climate change is to be checked
24 April 2013New research from Carbon Tracker and the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at LSE says that revealed fossil fuel reserves already far exceed the carbon budget to avoid the world warming by 2°C. Consequently, it says, fossil fuel companies are greatly overvalued. The authors call for regulators, governments and investors to re-evaluate energy business models against carbon budgets, to prevent a $6trillion carbon bubble developing in the next decade.
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EU Environment Committee votes for 2025 emissions target of 68-78g/km
24 April 2013The European Parliament's Environment Committee has voted to adopt proposals to set an indicative 2025 target of CO2 emissions from new cars of 68-75g CO2/km and to confirm the proposed limit of 95g/km by 2020. Although the decision still has to be confirmed by the full European Parliament, EU member states and Commission, the move lays down a marker that the average new car should need less than three litres to drive 100km by 2025. The EU‘s current car emission target is 130 g/km by 2015.
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New report says petrol and diesel to dominate transport fuels future to 2030 but hybrids will make inroads
23 April 2013Conventionally powered petrol and diesel cars will remain with us until at least 2030 and short to medium-term carbon emissions reductions from the road transport sector will depend mainly on improving their performance says a new report for the RAC Foundation/UKPIA by Ricardo-AEA. The report says that the 2025 new car CO2 target should be designed to capture well-to-wheel (and, ultimately, full life-cycle) emissions.
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New report identifies greater potential for car sharing
20 April 2013A new report from car sharing accreditation body, Carplus, has indicated that the market for car sharing could be expanded through a more collaborative approach, as well as through improved incentives and the adoption of recognised standards and a code of practice for the sector.
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