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New barrier 'cuts carbon in half'

07/11/2023

Hardstaff Barriers has launched a precast concrete barrier which it said cuts carbon dioxide emissions by half compared to the standard product.

ADEPT and FHRG unveil major milestone in highways carbon calculation

01/11/2023

New guidance has been launched for highway authorities on calculating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, including Scope 3 emissions, in what has been hailed as a major milestone towards a much-needed standardisation.

Global body backs Kier's carbon cuts

25/08/2023

Kier Highways’ carbon reduction targets have been validated by a global body as being in line with the latest science.

National Highways says adjusted carbon target 'no easier' to achieve

03/08/2023

National Highways’ target of a 75% cut in its corporate carbon emissions by 2025 has been reduced to 67% by agreement with ministers. 

National Highways makes new carbon claim over Thames Crossing

10/07/2023

National Highways has raised the stakes on the climate impact of the Lower Thames Crossing, claiming that it aims to be ‘carbon neutral in construction’ as it launched what it said is one of the UK’s largest ever purchases of low-carbon hydrogen for use on the scheme.

Time for a roads reset, climate advisers say

28/06/2023

The Government’s climate change advisers have thrown down a challenge to its road building plans, advising that it should review projects to assess their consistency with its environmental goals and ensure that they do not lock in unsustainable levels of traffic growth.

RSTA 'brings clarity to surface treatment savings'

13/04/2023

The Road Surface Treatments Association has launched what it calls ‘game-changing’ guidance to help councils understand the carbon savings from using surface treatments.

Carbon cuts without mileage cuts 'a monumental challenge'

28/02/2023

The UK doesn't need to drive less to reach its climate change goals but...battery electric vehicles may need to jump from 2% to 35% of the total fleet by 2030, according to new modelling.

HSC lends its weight to net zero revolution

24/11/2022

The Highways Sector Council (HSC) has released its Net Zero Highways plan, with an initial focus on road user and capital carbon emissions.

Wardrop says emissions cuts 'not a game'

22/06/2022

Eurovia’s chief executive has joined calls for carbon modelling to be simplified as he warned against ‘greenwashing’ in the highways sector.

HVO use continues to grow

11/11/2021

Amey is set to trial biofuels across its highways maintenance fleet in Kent to improve its environmental performance.

New cycle path leads the way to carbon savings

01/04/2021

Jackson Civil Engineering and its supply chain have developed an asphalt mix that the firm says can significantly reduce the carbon footprint of surfacing works.

Balfour and universities' carbon capture tool makes savings in trials

25/03/2021

A new carbon calculation tool for the construction and infrastructure industry has been created by a Tier One contractor and university partners 'offering a consistent, practical solution for the measurement of embodied carbon'

AI system could revolutionise carbon analysis

01/12/2020

A consortium has won £800,000 to develop an embodied carbon analytics AI system that could cut the time it takes to analyse infrastructure carbon impacts from weeks to hours.

Limited visibility: How do we model for a net zero future?

12/07/2019

Tom van Vuren, a technical director for transport planning at Mott MacDonald, discusses climate change and transport modelling, and the need to rethink best practice

Smaller carbon footprint for M6 Link Road

12/05/2015

Costain is working with supply chain partner Lafarge Tarmac to reduce the carbon footprint of the construction of the Heysham to M6 link road in Lancashire.

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