HM TREASURY News
Release (63/07) issued by The Government News Network on 11 June 2007
The King Review of
low-carbon cars, announced by Chancellor Gordon Brown in the
Budget, today issued a call for evidence, inviting views from all
interested parties on how best to achieve substantial reductions
in road transport emissions over the next 25 years, as part of the
Government's strategy to tackle climate change.
Announcing the call for evidence, Professor Julia King said:
"Road transport emissions account for approximately 20% of
the UK's CO2 emissions. Reduction of these emissions, in the
UK and internationally, is likely to be one of the most
significant challenges in meeting our environmental ambitions and
tackling climate change. We are therefore keen to obtain a wide
range of inputs from relevant parties to support our review of
this critical area."
The call for evidence is posted on the King Review website http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/king
and the deadline for responses is 20 August 2007.
NOTES FOR EDITORS
1. Professor Julia King CBE FrEng is Vice Chancellor of Aston
University and former Director of Advanced Engineering at
Rolls-Royce plc. She is working with Sir Nicholas Stern, who
published the Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change in
October 2006.
2. The King Review will examine the vehicle and fuel technologies
that, over the next 25 years, could help "decarbonise"
road transport, particularly cars. The full terms of reference can
be found on the King Review website http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/king.
It will publish an analytical report later in 2007.
3. As the Stern Report noted: "Transport is one of the more
expensive sectors to cut emissions from because the low carbon
technologies tend to be expensive and the welfare costs of
reducing demand for travel are high. Transport is also expected to
be one of the fastest growing sectors in the future...studies tend
to find that transport will be one of the last sectors to bring
emissions down below current levels."
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