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The UK Government’s ambitions on transport decarbonization are likely at risk due to the influence of a minority group of automotive interests opposed to binding policy on an internal combustion engine (ICE) phase out. This is despite notable shifts in industry’s stance towards electric vehicles, both from more progressive-leaning players within the sector and also beyond the traditional automotive value chain.
The transport sector constitutes one-third of the UK’s total CO2 emissions. Under pressure to take action before hosting the global climate conference COP26 in 2021, the UK Government has committed to bringing forward the phase out of the sale of polluting conventional (ICE) cars and vans to 2030 and hybrids to 2035.