BusinessGreen www.businessgreen.com Game, offset, match: How the ATP's Carbon Tracker is helping players take on travel emissions <img alt="Game, offset, match: How the ATP&#39;s Carbon Tracker is helping players take on travel emissions" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/5040cdb/7f9101e7-81bf-49a8-841a-8a3d39294847/15/iStock-1797277722-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> The ATP Tour’s Mark Epps discusses the sport's carbon baseline and how it has introduced a new tool to help players offset tournament travel <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/5040cdb/7f9101e7-81bf-49a8-841a-8a3d39294847/15/iStock-1797277722-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/feature/4179819/game-offset-match-atps-carbon-tracker-helping-players-travel-emissions https://www.businessgreen.com/feature/4179819/game-offset-match-atps-carbon-tracker-helping-players-travel-emissions https://www.businessgreen.com/feature/4179819/game-offset-match-atps-carbon-tracker-helping-players-travel-emissions Thu, 7 Mar 2024 09:23:35 +0000 Mayor of London unveils off-peak transport fares for Fridays <img alt="Mayor of London unveils off-peak transport fares for Fridays " src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/425f2e8/273a4444-826d-47d9-8014-6fb2005f1cdc/9/iStock-1473131852-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Lower cost fares on Fridays set to come into force just days after 4.9 per cent hike to train fares across England <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/425f2e8/273a4444-826d-47d9-8014-6fb2005f1cdc/9/iStock-1473131852-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4180382/mayor-london-unveils-peak-transport-fares-fridays https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4180382/mayor-london-unveils-peak-transport-fares-fridays https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4180382/mayor-london-unveils-peak-transport-fares-fridays Fri, 1 Mar 2024 12:31:17 +0000 Study: UK business train travel generates nine times less CO2 emissions than driving <img alt="Study: UK business train travel generates nine times less CO2 emissions than driving" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/d7cbc1f/47ac5e61-e1aa-41b3-a750-96fd6dab7c83/1/iStock-1152782467-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Research carried out by the Rail Delivery Group claims business trips taken by train in the UK produce nine times less CO2 than passenger cars <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/d7cbc1f/47ac5e61-e1aa-41b3-a750-96fd6dab7c83/1/iStock-1152782467-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4179760/study-uk-business-train-travel-generates-times-co2-emissions-driving https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4179760/study-uk-business-train-travel-generates-times-co2-emissions-driving https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4179760/study-uk-business-train-travel-generates-times-co2-emissions-driving Thu, 29 Feb 2024 02:00:35 +0000 'A modal shift is possible': Survey points to strong public appetite for high-speed rail over flights <img alt="&#39;A modal shift is possible&#39;: Survey points to strong public appetite for high-speed rail over flights" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/75f929d/f20f757e-1a1c-41df-a914-b8113bd2bd96/3/iStock-481529752-high-speed-rail-france-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> SavantaComres and Hitachi Rail survey across 12 cities worldwide finds convenience is determining factor in long-distance travel choices <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/75f929d/f20f757e-1a1c-41df-a914-b8113bd2bd96/3/iStock-481529752-high-speed-rail-france-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4179418/modal-shift-survey-strong-public-appetite-speed-rail-flights https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4179418/modal-shift-survey-strong-public-appetite-speed-rail-flights https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4179418/modal-shift-survey-strong-public-appetite-speed-rail-flights Wed, 28 Feb 2024 11:10:16 +0000 Government re-routes HS2 funding to £4.7bn Local Transport Fund <img alt="Government re-routes HS2 funding to £4.7bn Local Transport Fund" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/303e6fe/127f0f19-fa63-4b0f-b537-421b5e224d22/3/UK-railway-Railpen-iStock-1388607499-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Improved bus services, expanded EV charging networks, and pothole repairs promised for smaller cities, towns, and rural areas across the North and Midlands <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/303e6fe/127f0f19-fa63-4b0f-b537-421b5e224d22/3/UK-railway-Railpen-iStock-1388607499-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4178573/government-routes-hs2-funding-gbp-7bn-local-transport-fund https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4178573/government-routes-hs2-funding-gbp-7bn-local-transport-fund https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4178573/government-routes-hs2-funding-gbp-7bn-local-transport-fund Mon, 26 Feb 2024 11:32:00 +0000 DP World boosts incentives for freight customers switching from road to rail <img alt="DP World boosts incentives for freight customers switching from road to rail" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/d9b3afa/47150902-4bb9-448f-a43f-49c7949c20c2/7/Modal-shift-press-release-photo-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Logistics giant doubles down on financial incentives designed to encourage a 'modal shift' from road freight to rail <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/d9b3afa/47150902-4bb9-448f-a43f-49c7949c20c2/7/Modal-shift-press-release-photo-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4168019/dp-world-boosts-incentives-freight-customers-switching-road-rail https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4168019/dp-world-boosts-incentives-freight-customers-switching-road-rail https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4168019/dp-world-boosts-incentives-freight-customers-switching-road-rail Mon, 29 Jan 2024 11:09:04 +0000 Govia Thameslink Railway plots diesel train phase-out on journey to net zero <img alt="Govia Thameslink Railway plots diesel train phase-out on journey to net zero" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/a68a24a/9df660c2-7bb5-4cbf-a9c3-e8d00dbb426a/3/Solar-roof-at-Streatham-Hill-Depot-south-London-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> UK's largest train operator maps out route to net zero, including plans to phase out diesel trains and set science-based emissions targets <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/a68a24a/9df660c2-7bb5-4cbf-a9c3-e8d00dbb426a/3/Solar-roof-at-Streatham-Hill-Depot-south-London-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4167239/govia-thameslink-railway-plots-diesel-train-phase-journey-net-zero https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4167239/govia-thameslink-railway-plots-diesel-train-phase-journey-net-zero https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4167239/govia-thameslink-railway-plots-diesel-train-phase-journey-net-zero Thu, 25 Jan 2024 11:38:10 +0000 Businesses aim to get green travel policies on track <img alt="Businesses aim to get green travel policies on track" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/a908b85/54f9ae18-9c20-49c6-8a3f-dc6f23064298/3/Eurostar-train-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> New survey reveals four out of five SMEs intend to take steps to encourage employees to embrace lower carbon travel options <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/a908b85/54f9ae18-9c20-49c6-8a3f-dc6f23064298/3/Eurostar-train-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4164488/businesses-aim-green-travel-policies-track https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4164488/businesses-aim-green-travel-policies-track https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4164488/businesses-aim-green-travel-policies-track Wed, 17 Jan 2024 00:01:44 +0000 Luton DART: Delivering low carbon solutions to a high carbon 'pinch point' <img alt="Luton DART: Delivering low carbon solutions to a high carbon &#39;pinch point&#39;" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/bccc3c0/f2e2cdaf-6881-4e84-b2a8-cc3135b6d3d2/9/Plane-Train-DART-v4-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Arup's Alison Norrish and Nille Juul-Sorensen explain how cost and carbon saving measures guided the creation of a new all-electric transport link for London Luton Airport <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/bccc3c0/f2e2cdaf-6881-4e84-b2a8-cc3135b6d3d2/9/Plane-Train-DART-v4-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/feature/4162251/luton-dart-delivering-low-carbon-solutions-carbon-pinch-point https://www.businessgreen.com/feature/4162251/luton-dart-delivering-low-carbon-solutions-carbon-pinch-point https://www.businessgreen.com/feature/4162251/luton-dart-delivering-low-carbon-solutions-carbon-pinch-point Fri, 12 Jan 2024 00:01:03 +0000 UK credit agency backs Turkish electric railway project <img alt="UK credit agency backs Turkish electric railway project" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/f8b42b4/7c6d792a-5454-4121-b4c8-40e901f2111f/5/51577413441-f5b382ce97-c-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Electric railway designed to support regional economic growth, slash transport emissions, and reduce congestion in the Ankara region <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/f8b42b4/7c6d792a-5454-4121-b4c8-40e901f2111f/5/51577413441-f5b382ce97-c-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4161489/uk-credit-agency-backs-turkish-electric-railway-project https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4161489/uk-credit-agency-backs-turkish-electric-railway-project https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4161489/uk-credit-agency-backs-turkish-electric-railway-project Tue, 9 Jan 2024 00:01:04 +0000 Government targets 75 per cent growth in UK rail freight by 2050 <img alt="Government targets 75 per cent growth in UK rail freight by 2050" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/825ba6e/87a015a5-cc82-48ed-8b8e-44abcded0321/6/iStock-1306303285-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Target designed to encourage investment in rail freight and encourage polluting lorries off UK roads, according to Department for Transport <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/825ba6e/87a015a5-cc82-48ed-8b8e-44abcded0321/6/iStock-1306303285-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4158638/government-targets-75-cent-growth-uk-rail-freight-2050 https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4158638/government-targets-75-cent-growth-uk-rail-freight-2050 https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4158638/government-targets-75-cent-growth-uk-rail-freight-2050 Wed, 20 Dec 2023 15:01:48 +0000 Study: Christmas train travel more than three times more expensive than polluting flights <img alt="Study: Christmas train travel more than three times more expensive than polluting flights" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/4fe94ea/54f9ae18-9c20-49c6-8a3f-dc6f23064298/2/Eurostar-train-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Greenpeace slams huge difference in train and plane tickets over the festive period, as campaigners call on policymakers to help make low carbon travel more affordable <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/4fe94ea/54f9ae18-9c20-49c6-8a3f-dc6f23064298/2/Eurostar-train-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4158166/study-christmas-train-travel-times-expensive-polluting-flights https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4158166/study-christmas-train-travel-times-expensive-polluting-flights https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4158166/study-christmas-train-travel-times-expensive-polluting-flights Wed, 20 Dec 2023 00:01:18 +0000 Campaign for Better Transport calls for new cross-border rail strategy <img alt="Campaign for Better Transport calls for new cross-border rail strategy" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/b9d7221/92723042-66ab-4673-a558-44184d35393b/11/iStock-1152782467-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Campaign urges government to develop new International Rail Strategy to help tackle emissions from short haul flights <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/b9d7221/92723042-66ab-4673-a558-44184d35393b/11/iStock-1152782467-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4150204/campaign-transport-calls-cross-border-rail-strategy https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4150204/campaign-transport-calls-cross-border-rail-strategy https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4150204/campaign-transport-calls-cross-border-rail-strategy Fri, 24 Nov 2023 11:08:51 +0000 Network Rail completes latest zero carbon engineering project <img alt="Network Rail completes latest zero carbon engineering project" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/244facd/84e446e9-08f4-440f-b0b9-55e9cd37398d/4/Network-Rail-185x114.jpeg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Overhead line upgrades at Royston Station delivered without the use of any diesel generators or equipment <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/244facd/84e446e9-08f4-440f-b0b9-55e9cd37398d/4/Network-Rail-185x114.jpeg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4134802/network-rail-completes-zero-carbon-engineering-project https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4134802/network-rail-completes-zero-carbon-engineering-project https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4134802/network-rail-completes-zero-carbon-engineering-project Mon, 16 Oct 2023 13:33:58 +0000 'An open goal': Premier League train travel could cut 4,000 tonnes of carbon this season <img alt="&#39;An open goal&#39;: Premier League train travel could cut 4,000 tonnes of carbon this season" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/5b2ede3/04ba69b9-842c-4fda-896b-beaf31d42a7d/11/iStock-1149064003-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> New Trainline data finds Premier League away fans could collectively cut 4,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions during the remainder of this season by substituting cars for trains <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/5b2ede3/04ba69b9-842c-4fda-896b-beaf31d42a7d/11/iStock-1149064003-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4125685/open-goal-premier-league-train-travel-cut-tonnes-carbon-season https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4125685/open-goal-premier-league-train-travel-cut-tonnes-carbon-season https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4125685/open-goal-premier-league-train-travel-cut-tonnes-carbon-season Fri, 15 Sep 2023 07:00:43 +0000 'Our users want to travel sustainably': Search engine Ecosia launches rail travel booking tool <img alt="&#39;Our users want to travel sustainably&#39;: Search engine Ecosia launches rail travel booking tool" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/fec1ace/5bd26949-1577-406b-b1e2-21cfddff4ba4/3/iStock-481529752-high-speed-rail-france-580-358-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Ecosia plans to donate 100 per cent of profits from the new online rail booking service into environmental initiatives such as tree planting and regenerative agriculture <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/fec1ace/5bd26949-1577-406b-b1e2-21cfddff4ba4/3/iStock-481529752-high-speed-rail-france-580-358-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4120937/users-travel-sustainably-search-engine-ecosia-launches-rail-travel-booking-tool https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4120937/users-travel-sustainably-search-engine-ecosia-launches-rail-travel-booking-tool https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4120937/users-travel-sustainably-search-engine-ecosia-launches-rail-travel-booking-tool Fri, 28 Jul 2023 06:00:09 +0000 'Twisted economics': UK trains four times more expensive than planes <img alt="&#39;Twisted economics&#39;: UK trains four times more expensive than planes" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/7100c6d/6e8e9c2b-116a-4fbe-b8a8-e9028ebf68ae/22/iStock-670598080-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> New Greenpeace analysis reveals how regulations across Europe are incentivising travel by plane, despite flying being five times more polluting than train travel - and the UK is one of the worst offenders <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/7100c6d/6e8e9c2b-116a-4fbe-b8a8-e9028ebf68ae/22/iStock-670598080-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4120490/twisted-economics-uk-trains-times-expensive-planes https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4120490/twisted-economics-uk-trains-times-expensive-planes https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4120490/twisted-economics-uk-trains-times-expensive-planes Wed, 19 Jul 2023 23:01:45 +0000 'Summer of Sustainability': Sky Sports targets fans with new green campaign <img alt="&#39;Summer of Sustainability&#39;: Sky Sports targets fans with new green campaign" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/710ac7e/01b667d4-5b77-4960-8f82-3ba4bc13a244/11/Sky-Sports-Summer-of-Sustainability-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Sky Sports and Sky Zero sustainability campaign aims to promote more sustainable green journeys to The 151st Open and The Hundred cricket championship <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/710ac7e/01b667d4-5b77-4960-8f82-3ba4bc13a244/11/Sky-Sports-Summer-of-Sustainability-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4120074/summer-sustainability-sky-sports-targets-fans-green-campaign https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4120074/summer-sustainability-sky-sports-targets-fans-green-campaign https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4120074/summer-sustainability-sky-sports-targets-fans-green-campaign Thu, 13 Jul 2023 23:01:00 +0000 Public and active transport is in decline, but what can businesses do about it? <img alt="Public and active transport is in decline, but what can businesses do about it? " src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/cf7c483/525c1d80-6aa2-463e-8a16-77cbd4d9bb03/9/Transport-for-London-tube-train-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> New data from the Department for Transport show the UK is travelling in the wrong direction when it comes to greener travel habits, as public and active transport use continues to decrease <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/cf7c483/525c1d80-6aa2-463e-8a16-77cbd4d9bb03/9/Transport-for-London-tube-train-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news-analysis/4119727/public-active-transport-decline-businesses-about https://www.businessgreen.com/news-analysis/4119727/public-active-transport-decline-businesses-about https://www.businessgreen.com/news-analysis/4119727/public-active-transport-decline-businesses-about Tue, 11 Jul 2023 13:28:58 +0000 'By far the most sustainable travel': Rail journeys nearly twice as carbon efficient as previously estimated <img alt="&#39;By far the most sustainable travel&#39;: Rail journeys nearly twice as carbon efficient as previously estimated" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/1f6418b/f20f757e-1a1c-41df-a914-b8113bd2bd96/7/iStock-481529752-high-speed-rail-france-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> New study reveals travelling on electrified commuter train between London and Edinburgh emits 10 times less carbon than the same journey by car <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/1f6418b/f20f757e-1a1c-41df-a914-b8113bd2bd96/7/iStock-481529752-high-speed-rail-france-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4119259/most-sustainable-travel-rail-journeys-nearly-twice-carbon-efficient-previously-estimated https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4119259/most-sustainable-travel-rail-journeys-nearly-twice-carbon-efficient-previously-estimated https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4119259/most-sustainable-travel-rail-journeys-nearly-twice-carbon-efficient-previously-estimated Tue, 4 Jul 2023 09:14:06 +0000 Trains over planes: How boosting competition across Europe's high speed rail network could spark greener travel choices <img alt="Trains over planes: How boosting competition across Europe&#39;s high speed rail network could spark greener travel choices" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/75f929d/f20f757e-1a1c-41df-a914-b8113bd2bd96/3/iStock-481529752-high-speed-rail-france-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Research from SilverRail suggests increased competition on key high speed rail routes could help curb demand for air travel <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/75f929d/f20f757e-1a1c-41df-a914-b8113bd2bd96/3/iStock-481529752-high-speed-rail-france-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4118828/trains-planes-boosting-competition-europes-speed-rail-network-spark-greener-travel-choices https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4118828/trains-planes-boosting-competition-europes-speed-rail-network-spark-greener-travel-choices https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4118828/trains-planes-boosting-competition-europes-speed-rail-network-spark-greener-travel-choices Tue, 27 Jun 2023 08:00:48 +0000 Government aims to put rail innovation funding on track <img alt="Government aims to put rail innovation funding on track" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/0755d0d/f20f757e-1a1c-41df-a914-b8113bd2bd96/8/iStock-481529752-high-speed-rail-france-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Government launches seventh edition of rail innovation competition with latest £6m funding round, as new data reveals growing interest in low-carbon trains <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/0755d0d/f20f757e-1a1c-41df-a914-b8113bd2bd96/8/iStock-481529752-high-speed-rail-france-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4118193/government-aims-rail-innovation-funding-track https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4118193/government-aims-rail-innovation-funding-track https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4118193/government-aims-rail-innovation-funding-track Fri, 16 Jun 2023 10:44:23 +0000 Wrightbus secures £50m funding boost for hydrogen-powered bus exports <img alt="Wrightbus secures £50m funding boost for hydrogen-powered bus exports" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/c2de628/03a75234-7110-42dc-94b0-cdf2a3820657/5/Wrightbus-UKEF-185x114.jpeg" /> <p><!--summary start--> UK Export Finance confirms funding to help manufacturer of world's first hydrogen-powered, zero-carbon double decker buses scale up export plans <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/c2de628/03a75234-7110-42dc-94b0-cdf2a3820657/5/Wrightbus-UKEF-185x114.jpeg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4117611/wrightbus-secures-gbp50m-funding-boost-hydrogen-powered-bus-exports https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4117611/wrightbus-secures-gbp50m-funding-boost-hydrogen-powered-bus-exports https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4117611/wrightbus-secures-gbp50m-funding-boost-hydrogen-powered-bus-exports Fri, 9 Jun 2023 09:52:57 +0000 BusinessGreen Intelligence Whitepaper: Navigating the Green Heating Maze <img alt="BusinessGreen Intelligence Whitepaper: Navigating the Green Heating Maze" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/cfdbdd9/2587a214-c415-4a34-8a1e-bac27360ca2f/8/iStock-500015880-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> This exclusive whitepaper provides an overview of this fast-evolving trend, as well as invaluable guidance on how to develop an effective heat decarbonisation plan that can feed into an organisation’s overarching net zero goals. <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/cfdbdd9/2587a214-c415-4a34-8a1e-bac27360ca2f/8/iStock-500015880-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/special/4116135/businessgreen-intelligence-whitepaper-navigating-green-heating-maze https://www.businessgreen.com/special/4116135/businessgreen-intelligence-whitepaper-navigating-green-heating-maze https://www.businessgreen.com/special/4116135/businessgreen-intelligence-whitepaper-navigating-green-heating-maze Mon, 22 May 2023 14:22:07 +0000 How filling the public transport gap in the UK's Net Zero Strategy could deliver a £52bn economic boost <img alt="How filling the public transport gap in the UK&#39;s Net Zero Strategy could deliver a £52bn economic boost" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/2c1255a/58a34e36-a168-4030-8f47-e096a3f71749/5/iStock-1328333517-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Trades Union Congress sets out blueprint for shifting more private car journeys onto rail, bus, tram, and car sharing services <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/2c1255a/58a34e36-a168-4030-8f47-e096a3f71749/5/iStock-1328333517-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news-analysis/4111929/filling-public-transport-gap-uks-net-zero-strategy-deliver-gbp52bn-economic-boost https://www.businessgreen.com/news-analysis/4111929/filling-public-transport-gap-uks-net-zero-strategy-deliver-gbp52bn-economic-boost https://www.businessgreen.com/news-analysis/4111929/filling-public-transport-gap-uks-net-zero-strategy-deliver-gbp52bn-economic-boost Tue, 11 Apr 2023 21:30:12 +0000 Ad Net Zero urges UK advertising delegates to ditch plane for train to global summit <img alt="Ad Net Zero urges UK advertising delegates to ditch plane for train to global summit" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/57317f6/35796952-7051-4855-997f-6ca52a098b07/2/iStock-984826076-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Return trip from London to Cannes via train generates 30 times less CO2 than flying, it estimates <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/57317f6/35796952-7051-4855-997f-6ca52a098b07/2/iStock-984826076-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4111468/net-zero-urges-uk-advertising-delegates-ditch-plane-train-global-summit https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4111468/net-zero-urges-uk-advertising-delegates-ditch-plane-train-global-summit https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4111468/net-zero-urges-uk-advertising-delegates-ditch-plane-train-global-summit Mon, 3 Apr 2023 23:01:27 +0000 All aboard the train to zero: UK's first carbon capture rail link planned in England's north east <img alt="All aboard the train to zero: UK&#39;s first carbon capture rail link planned in England&#39;s north east" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/795d20e/f81ac8cd-b8cf-4afb-9f69-5d5d1747b3f8/6/Navigator-Co2-hub-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Energy from waste operator Enfinium teams up with liquid storage provider Navigator Terminals to draw up plans for UK's first carbon capture rail corridor linking industrial sites in North Yorkshire and Teesside <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/795d20e/f81ac8cd-b8cf-4afb-9f69-5d5d1747b3f8/6/Navigator-Co2-hub-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4088951/aboard-train-zero-uks-carbon-capture-rail-link-planned-englands-north-east https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4088951/aboard-train-zero-uks-carbon-capture-rail-link-planned-englands-north-east https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4088951/aboard-train-zero-uks-carbon-capture-rail-link-planned-englands-north-east Wed, 29 Mar 2023 09:36:54 +0000 'Pick winners': MPs urge government to back specific technologies to decarbonise transport <img alt="&#39;Pick winners&#39;: MPs urge government to back specific technologies to decarbonise transport" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/b21dcb3/9ad2e772-7551-4fdf-841c-78884acb54b5/8/iStock-1328161948-1-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> UK's current technology agnostic approach to greening transport is slowing investment, MPs on the Transport Committee warn <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/b21dcb3/9ad2e772-7551-4fdf-841c-78884acb54b5/8/iStock-1328161948-1-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4076953/pick-winners-mps-urge-government-specific-technologies-decarbonise-transport https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4076953/pick-winners-mps-urge-government-specific-technologies-decarbonise-transport https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4076953/pick-winners-mps-urge-government-specific-technologies-decarbonise-transport Fri, 3 Mar 2023 12:17:19 +0000 Eurostar merges with Thalys in bid to boost passenger numbers <img alt="Eurostar merges with Thalys in bid to boost passenger numbers" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/d99322a/54f9ae18-9c20-49c6-8a3f-dc6f23064298/16/Eurostar-train-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> British border restrictions are forcing company to run with empty seats despite major demand for its low carbon services, CEO warns <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/d99322a/54f9ae18-9c20-49c6-8a3f-dc6f23064298/16/Eurostar-train-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4066074/eurostar-merges-thalys-bid-boost-passenger https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4066074/eurostar-merges-thalys-bid-boost-passenger https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4066074/eurostar-merges-thalys-bid-boost-passenger Wed, 25 Jan 2023 10:46:47 +0000 Network Rail and Varamis signal plans to deliver green alternative to road haulage <img alt="Network Rail and Varamis signal plans to deliver green alternative to road haulage" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/f3afe5d/cccdea8f-323b-4d43-a32d-7b6f4b58dc71/6/Repurposed-freight-train-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Network Rail and low-carbon rail operator Varamis launch fully electric freight service between Scotland and the Midlands <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/f3afe5d/cccdea8f-323b-4d43-a32d-7b6f4b58dc71/6/Repurposed-freight-train-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4063134/network-rail-varamis-signal-plans-deliver-green-alternative-road-haulage https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4063134/network-rail-varamis-signal-plans-deliver-green-alternative-road-haulage https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4063134/network-rail-varamis-signal-plans-deliver-green-alternative-road-haulage Mon, 23 Jan 2023 09:26:02 +0000 Planes, trains and ships: Growing respect for transportation efficiency <img alt="Planes, trains and ships: Growing respect for transportation efficiency" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/ecde95c/d6cada4e-0f87-4f0f-8af7-5eb9c7bef924/5/iStock-483801211-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> In celebration of the telematics and analytics helping reduce fuel consumption in the transportation sector <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/ecde95c/d6cada4e-0f87-4f0f-8af7-5eb9c7bef924/5/iStock-483801211-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news-analysis/4061444/planes-trains-ships-growing-respect-transportation-efficiency https://www.businessgreen.com/news-analysis/4061444/planes-trains-ships-growing-respect-transportation-efficiency https://www.businessgreen.com/news-analysis/4061444/planes-trains-ships-growing-respect-transportation-efficiency Fri, 9 Dec 2022 08:17:07 +0000 BusinessGreen Intelligence Whitepaper: COP27 and the implications for business <img alt="BusinessGreen Intelligence Whitepaper: COP27 and the implications for business " src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/b6f8d90/262431c8-c131-44ce-a930-4efa6ce08efe/2/52481492862-c82298da7a-c-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> How else to tackle an existential crisis of global proportions that affects every single square metre of the planet and all life upon it if not through a multilateral, if inherently flawed, decision-making process? And how to drive that process without countries meeting? No one government or company can solve climate change alone, which is why they get together at COP each year, and why the market and policy signals sent out from the event - the positive and negative - have widespread implications for business. Our latest exclusive BusinessGreen Intelligence Briefing Paper provides a detailed overview of what happened at the Sharm El Sheikh and what it all means for businesses and investors. <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/b6f8d90/262431c8-c131-44ce-a930-4efa6ce08efe/2/52481492862-c82298da7a-c-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/special/4061167/businessgreen-intelligence-whitepaper-cop27-implications-business https://www.businessgreen.com/special/4061167/businessgreen-intelligence-whitepaper-cop27-implications-business https://www.businessgreen.com/special/4061167/businessgreen-intelligence-whitepaper-cop27-implications-business Mon, 5 Dec 2022 11:49:52 +0000 'First of a Kind': Government awards funding for green train innovations <img alt="&#39;First of a Kind&#39;: Government awards funding for green train innovations" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/ea05e0f/c3c1c771-acd2-4682-b569-12bfb4699676/1/iStock-1152782467-railway-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Electric construction equipment and self-charging trains among the projects to share £5m of government funding <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/ea05e0f/c3c1c771-acd2-4682-b569-12bfb4699676/1/iStock-1152782467-railway-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4060275/government-awards-funding-green-train-innovations https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4060275/government-awards-funding-green-train-innovations https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4060275/government-awards-funding-green-train-innovations Wed, 16 Nov 2022 09:50:45 +0000 Reports: Plans for Sizewell C nuclear project under review <img alt="Reports: Plans for Sizewell C nuclear project under review" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/6348e7b/1912a481-ca01-44d5-bb0f-fedc3396db7f/4/3135843-3095457-sizewellcgi-1024-682-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Government could delay or even axe both Suffolk nuclear project and high speed rail projects as it seeks to cut spending in response to deficit fears <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/6348e7b/1912a481-ca01-44d5-bb0f-fedc3396db7f/4/3135843-3095457-sizewellcgi-1024-682-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4059577/reports-plans-sizewell-nuclear-project-review https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4059577/reports-plans-sizewell-nuclear-project-review https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4059577/reports-plans-sizewell-nuclear-project-review Fri, 4 Nov 2022 12:06:08 +0000 BusinessGreen Intelligence Whitepaper: When the rubber hits the road <img alt="BusinessGreen Intelligence Whitepaper: When the rubber hits the road" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/2914cb2/d79e15a5-edd5-463b-9509-77ac88b64bec/0/electric-vehicles-charging-2021-1-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> This exclusive whitepaper provides invaluable insights into the challenges and opportunities that define the switch to EVs, drawing in direct testimony from fleet and sustainability managers working at the cutting edge of the transition. From EV procurement and cost of ownership calculations to infrastructure requirements and employee engagement, this report dives into all the key issues facing companies considering a switch to a zero-emission fleet and offers invaluable guidance on how to overcome the various roadblocks. <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/2914cb2/d79e15a5-edd5-463b-9509-77ac88b64bec/0/electric-vehicles-charging-2021-1-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/special/4058515/businessgreen-intelligence-whitepaper-rubber-hits-road https://www.businessgreen.com/special/4058515/businessgreen-intelligence-whitepaper-rubber-hits-road https://www.businessgreen.com/special/4058515/businessgreen-intelligence-whitepaper-rubber-hits-road Mon, 31 Oct 2022 12:06:16 +0000 'Road to rail': Coca-Cola bottler to cut emissions by letting the train take the strain <img alt="&#39;Road to rail&#39;: Coca-Cola bottler to cut emissions by letting the train take the strain" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/ca4fafc/bcccb5f3-752e-4a3c-b352-22b4017da5fd/3/Maritime-CCEP-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Company confirms that nearly a third of Coca-Cola products shipped to Yorkshire from London will be transported on trains <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/ca4fafc/bcccb5f3-752e-4a3c-b352-22b4017da5fd/3/Maritime-CCEP-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4058018/road-rail-coca-cola-bottler-cut-emissions-letting-train-strain https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4058018/road-rail-coca-cola-bottler-cut-emissions-letting-train-strain https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4058018/road-rail-coca-cola-bottler-cut-emissions-letting-train-strain Wed, 12 Oct 2022 23:01:54 +0000 For net zero, the cost of living and NHS: Britain's next PM must double-down on active travel <img alt="For net zero, the cost of living and NHS: Britain&#39;s next PM must double-down on active travel" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/05340fc/7d8fe681-a2c0-403a-8374-d20651fb6bd6/3/Xavier-Brice-low-res-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Embedding physical activity into daily travel boosts health, saves money and cuts CO2, writes Sustrans CEO Xavier Brice <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/05340fc/7d8fe681-a2c0-403a-8374-d20651fb6bd6/3/Xavier-Brice-low-res-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/opinion/4055106/net-zero-cost-living-nhs-britains-pm-double-active-travel https://www.businessgreen.com/opinion/4055106/net-zero-cost-living-nhs-britains-pm-double-active-travel https://www.businessgreen.com/opinion/4055106/net-zero-cost-living-nhs-britains-pm-double-active-travel Tue, 23 Aug 2022 00:00:23 +0000 Second-hand EV sales soar 57 per cent in second quarter <img alt="Second-hand EV sales soar 57 per cent in second quarter" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/1cc01dc/aa73fc38-38a7-4059-815a-4c1614e0a8c1/8/2801-electric-vehicles-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> New data reveals sales of used EVs rose during the last quarter, despite the overall used car market falling 20 per cent <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/1cc01dc/aa73fc38-38a7-4059-815a-4c1614e0a8c1/8/2801-electric-vehicles-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4054591/hand-ev-sales-soar-57-cent-quarter https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4054591/hand-ev-sales-soar-57-cent-quarter https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4054591/hand-ev-sales-soar-57-cent-quarter Wed, 10 Aug 2022 23:01:33 +0000 Network Rail alights on new solar deal with EDF Renewables <img alt="Network Rail alights on new solar deal with EDF Renewables" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/2d072dc/2f4b94af-9743-4dd0-966f-8c11eeeb5f46/1/Blusheens-Solar-Farm-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Latest deal between Network Rail and EDF Renewables UK is hailed as 'milestone step' towards a cleaner and greener railway <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/2d072dc/2f4b94af-9743-4dd0-966f-8c11eeeb5f46/1/Blusheens-Solar-Farm-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4054551/network-rail-alights-solar-deal-edf-renewables https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4054551/network-rail-alights-solar-deal-edf-renewables https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4054551/network-rail-alights-solar-deal-edf-renewables Wed, 10 Aug 2022 09:49:42 +0000