The University of Leeds is leading new research into the health benefits of low-carbon transport, with a focus on co-creating effective solutions.
The new Healthy Low-carbon Transport Hub has been set up to evaluate the health impacts of net zero, working with civic and industry partners to find out the barriers, incentives and accelerants to healthy low-carbon transport schemes.
It’ll propose and evaluate new solutions to maximise health benefits and reduce health inequalities associated with low-carbon transport plans.
As well as understanding the potential health benefits of low-carbon transport, HLTH aims to find out the best and quickest ways to implement schemes, including influencing policy and industry practice.
It says its ultimate aim is to build a net-zero transport sector that delivers the greatest possible health, social, environmental and economic value.
Professor Phill Wheat, Deputy Director of the Institute for Transport Studies and project co-lead, said: “Currently there is a lack of evidence to assess, quantify and value the impact on our health, good or bad, resulting from transport decarbonisation measures.
“Drawing on case studies and input from the public, policy and practitioner audiences, a key focus will be to evaluate existing interventions and make recommendations for the design of future transport decarbonisation schemes.”
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