Transport emissions

Transport emissions

Transport emissions—content

The content in this subtopic deals with transport emissions and includes the following Practice Notes:

Road and rail emissions

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Road and rail emissions—regulation —explains the climatic impact of the transport sector in the UK, and the policy framework which seeks to ensure that it contributes towards the emission reduction commitments in the Climate Change Act 2008 (CCA 2008). The focus is primarily on road, the legal framework for which is better developed than that for rail transport. It also covers developments, such as the VW emissions scandal and the transport decarbonisation plan
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Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO)—looks at the obligations on suppliers of road and non road mobile machinery fuel to provide a volume of sustainable renewable fuel, under the RTFO
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Electric cars and ultra low emission vehicles—summarises the legislative framework and policy for encouraging the take-up of electric vehicles and ultra low emission vehicles (ULEV). It considers the emissions reduction targets set by the CCA 2008 and the context of transport emissions and new vehicle emissions limits set by EU Regulation No 443/2009. The Practice Note then looks at

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