Video: DfT's Bob Moran chats truck decarbonisation
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Sustainable transport expert Andy Eastlake caught up with the Department for Transport's Bob Moran at GREENFLEET's Decarbonisation Hub at the Commercial Vehicle Show 2025, to discuss the journey to truck zero-emission trucks
Watch the video here.
The UK has a bold target to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, which is legally binding. With transport a major contributor to harmful emissions, it's an industry that must be tackled.
The ZEV Mandate sets a clear path for cars and vans to become zero emission, with a growing percentage stipulated until 2035. For trucks, the date stands at 2040, but the journey, the policy and the solutions are less clear.
Bob Moran, who is the Department for Transport's deputy director for decarbonisation strategy, urged that while the journey to truck decarbonisation will "take some time, we can start the transition now".
Commenting further, Bob Moran said: "In transport, we have the benefit that we have a lot of the technologies we need to decarbonise, and a lot of them are readily available. And actually if used in the right way, they can actually improve the performance and efficiency of transport."
This leads onto two major elements that will drive the agenda - regulation and money. "If it makes financial sense, this market will move," commented Andy Eastlake.
In terms of future policy for trucks, Bob Moran said that there is extensive dialogue, engagement and partnership working at the moment to get this done.
