Climate Change Impacts and Mitigation in Transport: Addressing Decarbonisation of Transport

The transport sector is now the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the UK, and one of the largest worldwide; unlike energy and other sectors, it has seen increases rather than reductions in emissions worldwide, and no reductions in the UK. The UK Government has produced a Transport Decarbonisation Plan, which sets out pathways to zero emission vehicles, but there is a consensus that this will need to be accompanied by reductions in vehicle mileage. This is especially challenging for places outside cities, where alternatives to car use are less available. This symposium will look at the challenges of tackling emissions from transport and the opportunities to reduce them in areas outside cities. Many councils have declared a climate emergency but have found tackling transport difficult; this symposium will present practical ideas on ways forward, especially for those at local level. It will also focus on the importance of links between land use planning and transport as a means of tackling climate change.

Schedule (local UK times, BST), title and presenter

2:00 - 2:05 pm Welcome by Prof Ranjeet S. Sokhi, Director of the Centre for Climate Change Research (C3R) and Dr Scott Copsey, Director of the Smart Mobility Unit (SMU)

2:05 - 2:30 pm Sub National Transport Bodies and their role in Decarbonising Transport, Martin Tugwell, Transport for the North (Manchester, UK)

2:30 - 2:55 pm Big CO2 numbers, micro solutions?, Beate Kubitz, Beate Kubitz Associates Ltd (Hebden Bridge, UK)

2:55 - 3:20 pm Decarbonising Transport Outside Cities, Prof Stephen Joseph OBE, University of Hertfordshire (UK)

3:20 - 3:45 pm The Potential of Ammonia as a Practical Fuel for Transport Decarbonisation, Dr Amin Paykani, University of Hertfordhire (Hatfield, UK)

3.45 – 4.10 pm Pathways to Net Zero, Claire Haigh, Greener Transport Solutions (UK)

4:10 - 4:55 pm Panel Discussion

4:55 - 5:00 pm Closing