Different transport sectors must work much more collaboratively to align their ambitions and net zero strategies, to help the UK decarbonise the mobility of people and goods.
To date, the automotive sector has concentrated solely on its priorities; and the rail, maritime and aviation sectors have focused on theirs. But if the UK is to meet its ambitious net zero targets by 2050, all sectors working in different modes of transport must exchange knowledge, and share best practices and complementary solutions.
This might seem surprising to say, given my role as the Head of Technology Trends at the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC). We were set up in 2013 as a joint venture between the UK automotive industry, via the Automotive Council, and UK Government, with a mission to accelerate the transition to a net-zero automotive industry, through funding support and insights. Great progress has been made to champion zero emission technologies, from battery electric vehicles to hydrogen fuel cells.