Newly formed Council for Net Zero Transport confirms its full membership
The new independent body, the Council for Net Zero Transport, established to accelerate the decarbonisation of transport by providing expert advice and strategic oversight to the next UK Government, has confirmed its full membership.
Convened by the Zemo Partnership (previously the LowCVP) and announced in February, the council has been formed to provide the next UK Government with “a well-defined, consensus-based strategy for future policy, which will not only guide national decisions but also offer a clear framework for policy implementation at all levels of government.”
Chaired by Lord Deben, the former chair of the UK’s climate watchdog, the Climate Change Committee (CCC), the other newly confirmed members of the council are:
Professor Jillian Anable, Chair in Transport and Energy, University of Leeds, Institute for Transport Studies
Elizabeth de Jong, CEO, Fuels Industry UK
Mike Hawes, CEO, Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders
Fiona Howarth, CEO, Octopus Electric Vehicles
Professor Neville Jackson, Chair, RAC Foundation
Edmund King OBE, President, Automobile Association
Cordi O’Hara OBE FEI, President, UK Electricity Distribution National Grid
Dr Doug Parr, Chief Scientist & Policy Director, Greenpeace UK
Anne Shaw OBE, Executive Director, Transport for the West Midlands
Chris Stark, CEO, Carbon Trust
Martin Tugwell, CEO, Transport for the North
David Wells, CEO, Logistics UK
TBC Chair, Local Infrastructure and Net Zero (LINZ) Board, Local Government Association
Working with more than 200 member organisations, the council aims to develop a comprehensive roadmap to decarbonise UK transport. This roadmap will be supported by detailed sectoral plans, outlining the optimal pathways to achieve net-zero by 2050.
Council’s chair Lord Deben said, “The recent High Court decision that the Carbon Budget Delivery Plan was unlawful underlines the scale of the challenge that will be facing the next Government.
“Progress on net-zero has stalled. In some areas we’ve gone backwards. This new council brings together very experienced people to help forge an evidence-based, multi-stakeholder consensus on how we can maximise the benefits from this essential – and inevitable – transition.”
Zemo’s executive director Claire Haigh said, “Whoever enters Downing Street on 5 July, the fundamental challenges for net-zero remain the same.
“Transport is the fastest growing source of global greenhouse gas emissions. We urgently need to move beyond targets to the delivery of net-zero transport.”