£1.2m secured for Liverpool’s local roads decarbonisation plan
An award-nominated Liverpool roads programme has secured £1,198,500 in grant funding from the Department for Transport (DfT) for a third year. ADEPT Live Labs 2: Decarbonising Local Roads in the UK is a three-year, UK-wide £30 million programme funded by the Department for Transport that aims to decarbonise the local highway network. The programme has […]
“Sign the pledge!” Industry leaders urged to support Live Labs 2
Industry leaders are being urged to take decisive action by signing the ADEPT Live Labs 2 Stakeholder Pledge, launched last month in Westminster. The Pledge is a commitment to decarbonising local roads in the UK, representing a shared responsibility to champion and power innovation, collaboration and evidence-based decision making in organisations, influencing the wider sector. […]
Grid connection delay risks commercial vehicle decarbonisation goals, report says
Decarbonising commercial vehicles (CVs) is crucial for delivering net zero, but current grid connection processes are impacting operators’ EV investments, according to new analysis. Decarbonising commercial vehicles (CVs) is crucial for delivering net zero, but current grid connection processes are impacting operators’ EV investments, according to new analysis. The study by the Society of Motor […]
ADEPT Live Labs 2 launches highways decarbonisation stakeholder pledge at Westminster
A new pledge has been launched by the ADEPT Live Labs 2 programme that invites stakeholders to drive meaningful decarbonisation across all aspects of the UK’s road network and rethink how the highways infrastructure reduces carbon. The pledge was launched by ADEPT on 23April 2025 at the Live Labs 2 Westminster stakeholder event, sponsored by […]
ADEPT Live Labs 2 publishes ‘groundbreaking’ decarbonisation behavioural report
A groundbreaking new report has been published that reveals how behavioural change can significantly accelerate decarbonisation across the UK’s local roads. Now in its third and final year, the ADEPT Live Labs 2 programme has taken a significant step forward with the publication of a Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) report, recommending how changes in behaviour […]
Tarmac and National Highways deliver carbon savings in SRN resurfacing trial
A trial on the A64 is being hailed as delivering the UK’s lowest carbon resurfacing scheme on the strategic road network without using carbon offsetting. Tarmac, a CRH Company, and National Highways, together with supply chain partners, successfully reduced carbon emissions on the project by 75% compared to a traditional maintenance project of a similar […]
Report finds fall in transport emissions in Europe
CO2 emissions from Europe’s toll road network have fallen by 20% over the past three years. CiTTi quotes the ASECAP 2024 Sustainability Report, saying this is a significant step toward the sector’s decarbonisation ambitions. The report states that total emissions from operational activities decreased from 497,798 tonnes in 2021 to 397,160 tonnes in 2023, driven by […]
Cranfield joins 46 million research hub to decarbonise UK transport
Cranfield University is part of a new national hub focused on rapidly decarbonising transport in the UK using digital twinning. The TransiT research hub is a collaboration of six universities and 67 industry partners, jointly led by Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh and the University of Glasgow. TransiT will identify the lowest cost, least risky and […]
The case for place has never been more critical says ADEPT as it responds to the general election result
ADEPT President Ann Carruthers has sent a message to the new government-that the case for place has never been more critical with many challenges such as decarbonisation. She said: “ADEPT would like to congratulate the elected representatives following the outcome of the general election. “The case for place has never been more critical – achieving […]
CPT heralds the huge opportunity for new Government to ensure bus and coach services help deliver economic growth, decarbonisation, relief from recent inflation, and modal shift
The Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) has highlighted the huge opportunity for new Government to ensure bus and coach help deliver economic growth, decarbonisation, relief from recent inflation, and modal shift. Responding to the General Election result Graham Vidler, CEO at the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) says, “The new government has a huge opportunity […]
