Transport consultation on decarbonisation

Transport is the UK’s key carbon emitting sector, and last year I announced government investment of up to £1 billion over five years to boost the production of key green technologies in the motor industry. 

We have committed £400 million for electric vehicle charging infrastructure including 3,600 new electric car charge points to be installed on residential streets, giving ‘range confidence‘ to those who want to switch to electric and ditch petrol or diesel vehicles.

With DfT, I also announced a government consultation on bringing an end to the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2035, or even earlier if a faster transition is possible.

The Transport Decarbonisation Plan will take a coordinated, cross-modal approach to deliverIng the transport sector’s contribution to our decarbonisation targets, and I look forward to seeing how it will galvanise the whole of government to do more to tackle climate change.