Volvo Cars today launched one of the most ambitious plans in the automotive industry, to reduce its lifecycle carbon footprint-per-car by 40 per cent between 2018 and 2025. This is the first, tangible step towards Volvo Cars’ ambition of becoming a climate-neutral company by 2040. The plan represents concrete actions in line with the global Paris climate agreement of 2015, which seeks to limit … [Read more...]
Welsh Conservatives urban plans will hit motorists
Welsh Conservatives are calling for more clean air zones and greater pedestrianisation. Shadow Environment Secretary David Melding yesterday launched the party’s Liveable Cities strategy for urban renewal and a focus on healthier, happier cities and towns, which is an extension of the schemes announced last month by Labour controlled Welsh Assembly. Key to that goal is the creation of clean … [Read more...]