A new report from the House of Commons Transport Select Committee has urged the government to introduce road user charging, saying there is “no viable alternative”. The Treasury currently receives £35 billion a year from fuel duty and vehicle excise duty, a figure that will decline as motorists shift to [...]
To mark World Bicycle Day, we have taken a busy polluted road in London – Marylebone Road – and modelled the benefits of introducing some cycling infrastructure. We want to highlight that assessing and communicating the benefits of active travel infrastructure, as well as careful planning, is an important part [...]
Our new research has identified five factors that are key to the successful implementation of electric bus (e-bus) systems, which will be crucial in municipalities’ efforts to achieve net-zero carbon emissions and improve air quality in urban areas. The new report, Five Key Steps for Electric Bus Success, produced for [...]
The UK government has announced billions of pounds of new investment in roads and charging infrastructure for electric vehicles as part of its Spending Review 2020. Dr Gavin Bailey, Sustainable Transport Lead at Eunomia, has carried out extensive research on sustainable transport options, including into the implementation of electric bus [...]
For much of the past century, the car has been the ultimate status symbol. From the newly qualified teenager to the high-flying executive, the car has come to represent aspiration, success and freedom. But our love of the car has come at an environmental and public health price that we [...]
Delivery trucks are busier than ever as more shoppers buy online to avoid visiting shops in the midst of the pandemic. But more ‘on-demand’ parcels means more carbon emissions from freight when hundreds of UK local authorities have declared climate emergencies and are developing corresponding decarbonisation plans. We asked our [...]
The UK government has announced a bold vision Gear Change for getting the nation cycling and walking. We asked our Sustainable Future Transport Lead Gavin Bailey whether he thought these measures were enough to get the UK moving under their own steam. Gavin said: “This is a great, progressive strategy, [...]
Eunomia is proud to have been appointed by London Borough of Redbridge to assist with the development of the authority’s response to its Climate Emergency declaration. Last summer, London Borough of Redbridge declared a Climate Emergency and committed to developing a plan to make all council operations carbon neutral by 2030 and [...]
Measures to restrict movement to stop the spread of Covid-19 have resulted in less traffic and use of public transport. Many of us have also dusted off our old bikes. Some forward-thinking cities, including Milan and Bogotá, are now reallocating road space to active travel, so walkers and cyclists can [...]
Today is Earth Day, an annual event used to show support for environmental protection. Given the current situation, its aim this year is to flood the world with hope, optimism and action. We wanted to make a positive contribution and so our Chairman, Dominic Hogg, and climate emergency specialist, Alex [...]