Taking positive action against climate change
The UK will host the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow on 31 October to 12 November 2021, bringing countries together to accelerate action towards tackling climate change.
As the host nation, the UK is using the platform to highlight its own bold environmental goals and progress towards meeting them, and is urging other countries to make their own commitments to combat global warming.
In recent days, the government has published its Net Zero Strategy, setting out the support being made available to transition to green technology. Within it, another £620 million has been announced for electric vehicle grants and infrastructure, with a focus on local residential charge points. A further £350 million of the Automotive Transformation Fund has also been released, to support the electrification of UK vehicles and their supply chains. Investment in hydrogen is also included, as is the establishment of a zero emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate, which will ensure car firms make EVs account for an increasingly large part of their fleet. The details of this will be consulted on in 2022.
This special COP26 edition of GreenFleet examines what the UK government, industry and fleet professionals are doing to decarbonise transport. There are features on the Government’s Net Zero Strategy, Transport Decarbonisation Plan, and Hydrogen Strategy, as well as a preview of the EV Rally of Scotland, which coincides with COP26, and aims to test the capabilities of electric vehicles and charging infrastructure over 1,200 miles of demanding Scottish terrain.
Angela Pisanu, editor
