You are what You read - Septembe 2023

Published: Mon, 09/25/23

Newsletter No. 157 | September 2023

Our newsletter is your source for the latest updates on Intelligent Mobility, Sustainable Transport & Tourism, Climate Change, and latest industry news and events.

EDITORIAL

Recently the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced a revision of the policies designed to help the UK meet its legally binding target of cutting its carbon emissions to net zero by 2050. He delayed the ban on the sales of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 to 2035, and relaxed other targets.

Mr Sunak justified this decision after considering the UK had cut its emissions faster than any G7 country since 1990, and insisted that the policies he was changing were not necessary to meet emissions targets.

WEBSITE OF THE MONTH

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The Climate Change Committee (CCC)

The Climate Change Committee is an independent, statutory body established under the Climate Change Act 2008. Our purpose is to advise the UK and devolved governments on emissions targets and to report to Parliament on progress made in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and preparing for and adapting to the impacts of climate change.

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Mobility as a Service: code of practice (by UK DfT)

In response to the increasing availability of data and digital capability in transport, we are seeing new business models emerge that package different modes and services together into one mobile application or online platform to make the planning and payment of trips easier for people and businesses. Such innovation has been termed ‘Mobility as a Service’ (MaaS)

EU-UK battery rules: Act now and do the right thing, EU auto chief urges Commission

The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) is making an urgent plea to the EC to act immediately to prevent taxes being imposed on electric vehicles traded between the EU and the UK from January 2024.

Examining the energy transition expectations of oil and gas executives and investors

Amid a growing focus on net-zero, a recent Deloitte survey compares the expectations of oil and gas executives and institutional investors around the energy transition. There are diverse expectations from the oil and gas (O&G) industry regarding the energy transition.

Rishi Sunak scraps “burdensome” recycling schemes

In a reports published 19 Sept 2023 emerged that Rishi Sunak was likely to scrap what he sees as “burdensome” recycling schemes as part of plans to weaken some of the government’s key net zero commitments. The government was considering providing households with “seven bins”.

01-05 Oct 2023

Glasgow (UK)

ECOC 2023

Europe’s leading Conference on Optical Communications

02-06 Oct 2023

Prague (CZ)

The XXVII World Road Congress 2023

11-13 Oct 2023

Vancouver (Canada)

IEEE ICSOS - International Conference on Space Optical Systems and Applications

17 Oct 2023

London (UK)

FT Event

AFRICA SUMMIT

19-20 Oct 2023

Amsterdam (NL)

2nd Conference on Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) Europe

29 Oct-01 Nov 2023

Vienna (AT)

IEEE SENSORS 2023

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