The Department for Transport at the ACFO conference has asked fleets to help build information on a new green transport report that is in the pipeline.
Keynote speaker, Michael Hurwitz the policy advisor from the DfT urged fleet bosses to provide input on improving the environmental credentials of UK transport for a new report he is working on.
Hurwitz is working on a report outlining how Government can reduce the carbon output of the UK transport network.
This report, will be used by Government, after the Climate Change Bill comes in. The Bill is expected to set the UK a target of reducing CO2 output 60% by 2050, according to Hurwitz.
Hurwitz also highlighted the largest growth area for CO2 in transport was commercial vehicles, this could mean that LCV’s will be a larger target for the green taxman in the future
Hurwitz confirmed that Government officials were looking at green transport schemes from around the world. These included allowing some low-CO2 cars to use high occupancy lanes on motorways, tax rebates on cleaner cars and incentives for new technologies such as hydrogen power and electric vehicles.
Simon McBride
