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Most of the UK’s major sectors (power, buildings, waste and industry) are making slow but steady progress towards a low greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions future. Emissions from the transport sector, however, have barely fallen against a 1990 baseline, and transport has now taken over from power as the highest emitting UK sector. Cars were responsible for 17% of total UK CO2 emissions in 2015 (up from 6% in 1970) and made up 58% of transport emissions.
Dr Rachel Freeman discusses here why transport has proved so difficult to decarbonise compared to other sectors.