Praising green influencers
Despite 2020 being a difficult year due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the green transport agenda did not slow.
The government’s ‘Ten Point Plan’ announced that petrol and diesel cars and vans will be phased out from 2030 – ten years earlier than previously planned. It also announced that a consultation will be launched on a date for phasing out the sale of new diesel heavy goods vehicles.
With 2030 in sight, the race to switch to zero emission transport is on. Thankfully, the fleet and transport sector is full of committed people that are doing excellent work in this area, and our GF100 Most Influential list recognises such individuals. The list covers people from a range of sectors including fleet, vehicle manufacturing, local government, energy, fleet suppliers, industry associations, and campaigners. What they have in common is their work to clean up transport and eliminate harmful emissions. See pages 25 to 42 to find out who has made this year’s list.
There’s also a review of the 2020 GREENFLEET Awards, on page 15, which again demonstrates the hard work and efforts of companies and individuals in our sector.
Elsewhere, Kim Harrison explains how the Crown Commercial Service can help public sector fleets access solutions to meet their sustainability targets, and Geoff Murphy speaks about the Charge Project, an initiative to accelerate the roll-out of public electric vehicle charging infrastructure within the Merseyside, Cheshire, North Shropshire and North & Mid Wales area.
Angela Pisanu, editor
