How can reducing traffic help the UK meet its climate targets?

Online event

Alongside widespread electric vehicle adoption, reducing traffic levels by converting more car journeys to walking, cycling and public transport is an important way to reduce emissions from transport.

We’re delighted to host this event to discuss the best ways to reduce the need for car travel and what it means for communities, the environment, and the future of travel.

11.00am – 12.00pm (BST) Wednesday, 22 September 2021

To attend, please register here.

The people have spoken: an interview with Hilary Benn MP

'Insights' podcast

How can we ensure fairness and opportunity are at the heart of the transition to a green economy?

In this podcast episode, we hear our executive director Shaun Spiers speak with Hilary Benn MP, former environment secretary, about the IPPR Environmental Justice Commission’s recent findings.

Listen to this podcast

More podcast episodes

Net zero policy tracker

The UK is still off track but policies in the pipeline could help

Since the start of 2020, we have closely monitored new government climate policy across the UK economy.

In our final update before COP26 we reveal that, while the UK is significantly off track for reaching net zero carbon by 2050, there is an opportunity to make more progress now.

Read our Net zero policy tracker.

Birmingham clean air zone encouraging shift to public transport

In June 2021, Birmingham became only the second city in the UK to set in place an ambitious clean air zone charging private vehicles to enter.

Just three months later, our new research finds residents support, or are neutral, about the effort to tackle air pollution in the city and now want more investment in public transport to make living within the zone easier.

Read more about the case for clean air zones.

Our new strategy 2021-24

Turning ambition into action

Find out about our priorities over the next three years.

We aim to turn UK political ambition into rapid action on the nature and climate crises and find new solutions to the big environmental challenges of our time.

Read Turning ambition into action: strategy 2021-24

Latest Opinion

Blog loading - please wait... View more on the blog

Twitter

Latest publications

View more publications

In the news

View more news

Green Alliance is playing a vital role in helping to join up the many 'moving parts' that transcend our currently siloed approach to business and government.

Mike Barry,director, 'Plan A', Marks & Spencer
Green Alliance always produces insightful and impactful research that drives the debate forward... They are undoubtedly a leader in their field.

Andrew Georgiou,public affairs manager, E.ON
What has made Green Alliance exciting to work with over the years is how they balance policy insight with a truly cross-party approach, supporting and encouraging all the main political traditions in the UK to raise their game on environmental issues.

Lord Greg Barker,minister for energy and climate change, 2010-14
I am delighted that we have Green Alliance holding the UK to account, at the same time as providing well researched advice and guidance.

Juergen Maier,CEO, Siemens UK
Green Alliance has been an annoyingly persistent (but always calm, persuasive and rational) interlocutor throughout my years in Downing Street.

Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP
Green Alliance has deservedly become a powerful voice in debates about sustainability.

Lord Giddens,emeritus professor, London School of Economics
I welcome the work done by Green alliance in stressing the central role of the UK's innovative low carbon sector.

Claire Perry MP,minister of state, BEIS
Green Alliance has played a crucial role in assisting MPs to contribute effectively to the committee stage debates on the EU Withdrawal Bill.

Matthew Pennycook MP,shadow Brexit minister,
Green Alliance has done a great job of bringing the environmental sector together as Greener UK, on setting out an ambitious agenda through and beyond the Brexit process.

Tanya Steele,CEO, WWF UK
Green Alliance is the destination of choice for businesses wanting to advance an intelligent approach to economic and environmental policy.

Thomas Lingard,climate advocacy and sustainability strategy director, Unilever
Besides being a huge research resource, Green Alliance has a sound, practical vision for the future and a generous, non-partisan, agile, imaginative approach to making things happen.

Zoe Williams,columnist, journalist and author