News – January 2013

LowCVP

Ford and Transport for London scoop LowCVP awards

To coincide with the celebration of its 10-year anniversary, the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) presented special awards to two organisations – one public sector and one private - for their endeavours to cut carbon emissions from UK road transport over the last decade. Ford and Transport for London (TfL) were awarded with special anniversary accolades for ‘Outstanding Achievement in Low Carbon Transport over the last 10 years’. Meanwhile, Graham Smith, managing director of Toyota …

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Published on 31 January 2013
Scottish Government

Low carbon future is a reality

Plans for Scotland to retain its leading role in cutting emissions and to continue to lead global efforts to tackle climate change have been set out today. The Scottish Government is investing over £1.14 billion over the next three years on measures to address climate change and today published the second draft Report on Proposals and Policies (RPP2). The report details climate change strategies, which build on Scotland’s current low carbon action plan, to meet …

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Published on 29 January 2013
Scottish Government

“Low Carbon Scotland” Meeting our Emission Reduction Targets 2013 – 2027

The Scottish Government today published the draft of the second report on proposals and policies (RPP2) for meeting Scotland’s annual greenhouse gas emissions targets that the Scottish Ministers must lay before the Scottish Parliament in accordance with the requirements in section 35 of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009. Responding to the draft report, the 2020 Climate Group said: “The 2020 Group broadly supports the aims of RRP2 and would encourage the Scottish Government and …

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Draft Report »

Published on 29 January 2013
Scottish Government

Scotland sets long-term vision to cut power sector emissions

Scotland has set a target to cut carbon emissions from electricity generation by more than four-fifths by 2030, underlining the huge market for offshore wind beyond 2020. First Minister Alex Salmond revealed the new target at the Scottish Renewables-Scottish Enterprise Offshore Wind & Supply Chain Conference, Aberdeen. He also announced the signing of new Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) between Highland & Islands Enterprise (HIE) and four key ports in the region to support the development …

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The Scottish Government »

Published on 29 January 2013
car charging

Wired for the road

The car, by-and-large, has remained relatively unchanged since the days of Karl Benz. While our principal means of transport has seen a great swell in numbers, become safer, more fuel efficient and now even the lowliest models are more luxurious, it still relies on the basic internal combustion engine first patented in the 19th century. The humble electric car meanwhile, though quieter and greener, has still to take off in a major way, despite investment …

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Published on 28 January 2013

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