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Transport Secretary Justine Greening today gave the go-ahead to the Government’s controversial national high-speed rail network, HS2, saying it would act as a rail "motorway" and would carry a lower environmental impact than originally planned.
Britain’s first train manufacturing plant to be built in decades will assemble high-speed trains that will better the sustainability and eco-friendliness of rolling stock in the UK, the company behind the facility said today.
Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman has warned the economy could suffer if urgent action is not taken to protect the UK’s roads and other infrastructure against the increased risks of floods and droughts caused by climate change.
Due to the recession, 47 per cent of companies have made the conscious decision to cut back on travel, according to a report by the WWF.
The Government has sought to allay commuter anger over cramped travelling conditions on Britain's railways by announcing plans for more than 2,000 new carriages – but passengers will have to wait until the end of the decade before they get the full benefit.
Transport Secretary Phil Hammond gave the greenlight yesterday to a £25 million "sustainable transport" scheme in Ipswich, as he pledged to spend £5.9 billion on road and public transport upgrades.
Business and trade groups are warning the Coalition Government that it threatens to derail a green economic boom if it cuts spending on key infrastructure and renewable energy projects.
Transport Secretary Philip Hammond wants to see more working from home so as to decrease unnecessary travel, but will not "coerce" drivers out of their cars.
A Cheshire-based cleantech start-up is developing next generation low carbon composite materials that aim to be cheap enough to be used in the braking systems of mass market cars.
New Secretary of State for Transport Philip Hammond has ruled out road pricing and said he will 'stabilise’ fuel prices for motorists, but acknowledged that motoring has got to be greener.
The Liberal Democrats have, this week, unveiled plans for major rail expansion in Britain, in a bid to improve services and tackle carbon emissions from more polluting forms of transport.
Proposals for a high speed rail network announced yesterday by Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis, have received a mixed reaction from business leaders and environmental campaign groups.
A group of the UK’s most prominent business leaders are warning that urgent action – including an accelerated shift towards greener methods of transport – is needed to prepare for the potentially devastating consequences of global oil production rates peaking in the next five years.
An eco-friendly online transport service that allows business and personal travellers find the most cost-effective means of transport with the lowest carbon emissions has just launched in London.
A high-speed rail line that cuts journey time from London to Scotland to just over two hours, could slash the numbers of car journeys and domestic flights taken each year, reducing CO2 emissions from these two sources by 289,000 tonnes by 2030, according to a new report from Network Rail.