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GREENFLEET 114
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GOVE'S NEW STRATEGY IS IN
The government’s new Clean Air Strategy is light on measures for transport, mainly because it has been produced in addition to last year’s transport and diesel plans. It focuses more on reducing farming and domestic emissions.
Environmental law firm ClientEarth has described it as having a ‘transport-shaped hole’ in it, with the firm’s CEO James Thornton saying that while focusing on different sources of pollution is welcome, road transport is still the main source of dirty air in towns and cities.
The aspects of transport that are covered include new legislation that would enable the government to make manufacturers recall vehicles for any failures in their emissions control system, and make tampering with an emissions control system a legal offence. The strategy also proposes it will create a single statutory framework for Clean Air Zones to simplify current overlapping frameworks.
With the bulk of responsibility for air quality being passed down to local authorities, the REA’s Daniel Brown discusses its new report that gives local authorities advice on implementing EV charging infrastructure in their areas and encouraging residents to buy electric. Read the feature on page 12.
Meanwhile, this leasing and rental-themed GreenFleet discusses how the leasing and rental industry can help drive forward the government’s carbon reduction and clean air plans, by helping fleets adopt the cleanest vehicles without taking on any risk. Read the section from pages 41 to 55.
Angela Pisanu, editor
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