Grant Shapps

Official figures show 120 per cent year-on-year increase in applications to the government's Cycle to Work scheme during June, as commuters embrace greener transport options

New number plates to be launched from autumn, as Ministers announce new £12m zero emission vehicle research funding boost

New government and industry body designed to help deliver transatlantic net zero flight 'within a generation'

But buy-in from the business community will be critical to accelerate green transport, argues AECOM's Robert Spencer

Department for Transport document places signals push to reduce private car use and promises draft net zero aviation strategy in 2020

Government also seeks views on 'biggest shake up of transport laws in a generation' to harness emerging green transport technologies such as electric scooters

Plans to create four new R&D centres focused on electric cars, planes and shipping announced alongside proposals to roll out E10 petrol

Farming, Fisheries and Food Minister wins promotion to top job at Defra where he will be responsible for delivering government's post-Brexit environmental and agriculture legislation

New five year funding package to deliver at least 4,000 zero emission buses and a series of 'Mini Holland' cycle infrastructure plans

Channel Tunnel service claims CO2 from new direct high-speed rail link between UK and Dutch capitals is 80 per cent lower than flight