{"id":15651,"date":"2021-11-12T11:30:04","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T11:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=15651"},"modified":"2021-11-12T11:30:04","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T11:30:04","slug":"cop26-sees-governments-pledge-make-new-hgvs-zero-emission-2040","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/cop26-sees-governments-pledge-make-new-hgvs-zero-emission-2040\/15651\/","title":{"rendered":"COP26 sees Government\u2019s pledge to make HGVs zero emission by 2040"},"content":{"rendered":"
The UK government is the first to reveal new policy to make all heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) zero-emission by 2040 at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow<\/a>. Alongside the UK\u2019s phase out for petrol and diesel<\/a> cars and vans ten years earlier in 2030, it reflects a world-leading assurance to stop sales of all polluting road vehicles in the next two decades.<\/p>\n Research from Bloomberg New Energy Finance, commissioned by the\u00a0UK\u00a0COP\u00a0Presidency highlights the progress made in the passenger vehicle market. With 31% of the global passenger vehicle market now being covered by vehicle manufacturer commitments to stop sales of fossil-fuel-powered vehicles, up from a near-zero share of the market at the start of 2021. Global sales of zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) have grown dramatically since 2019 from 2.1 million to 5.3 million.<\/p>\n A group of industry leaders committed to working towards 100% zero emission new car and van sales also met at Transport Day at COP26. This included participation from 34 countries, six major vehicle manufacturers, 41 cities, states and regions jointly setting out their determination for all new car and van sales to be zero emission by 2040 globally and 2035 in leading markets. This group involved companies such as Sainsbury\u2019s and countries including El Salvador and New Zealand who are today making new commitments to 100% HGV zero emission, following similar proposals made by the EU, Chile, Canada and a number of US states this year.<\/p>\n \u201cFrom our roads to the skies, the transition to zero emission transport has reached a tipping point,\u201d explained the UK transport Secretary, Grant Shapps explained. \u201cWe know that transport plays a key role saving the planet from warming above 1.5\u00b0C, which is why this is the\u00a0COP\u00a0that will kick start our ambition for zero emission aviation and why I\u2019m proud to be uniting world leaders to tackle climate change \u2013 creating new opportunities for clean growth, green jobs and improved air quality right across the globe.\u201d<\/p>\nZero-emission pledge<\/h3>\n