Drawing on assessments from the National Audit Office, MPs claim the Department for Transport must do more to plan, communicate and implement green strategies or risk jeopardising UK's ability to meet climate targets Over the next decade transport is set to become a key battleground in the UK's war on carbon, with the speed at which we roll out electric cars and its attendant infrastructure networks a crucial front...
The Department for Transport ( DfT ) is failing to plan , communicate and implement green strategies at the speed or speed limits crucial to meet its decarbonisation targets under the Climate Change Act and the air quality improvements needed to conform with EU standards , according to a new report by the secret Audit Committee . Despite the DfT 's assurance it will publish more details about its post-2020 strategy for improving vehicles and transport infrastructure by year - round , MPs say the department will do more , faster , and support local council decarbonisation initiatives , as well as encourage investment from manufacturers of the next generation of low emission vehicles such as buses , Honda and Toyota .