Wednesday, 28 July 2021, 10:02 am
Wins can be made right now to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG)
emissions from road freight transport, says Road Transport
Forum (RTF) chief executive Nick Leggett.
In its
submission on Increasing the use of biofuels in transport,
the RTF says the Government should be more decisive and fast
acting in enabling tangible progress on reducing
GHG. Instead of waiting for the perfect heavy truck
to be produced that meets their view of decarbonisation -
which could be years away and is still largely, in fantasy
land - the Government could be acting now with solutions
that actually exist to reduce GHG, Leggett
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Thursday, 1 July 2021, 10:02 am
The Government needs a clearer position on transport
decarbonisation and to be more realistic about the societal
impacts while reducing emissions, says Road Transport Forum
(RTF) chief executive Nick Leggett.
While recognising
the considerable work done by Ministry of Transport Te
Manatū Waka (MoT) on Hīkina te Kohupara - Kia mauri ora ai
te iwi Transport Emissions: Pathways to Net Zero by 2050, in
its submission the RTF says the Government’s approach is
confusing, creates uncertainty in the freight sector, and
will increase transport costs, which they should be honest
about. On one hand the Government tells us the market
Today, Social Development and Employment Minister Carmel
Sepuloni and Transport and Workplace Relations and Safety
Minister Michael Wood joined the Road Transport Forum to
launch a traineeship dedicated to the road transport
industry - Te ara ki tua Road to success. On the back
of research that we conducted last year, trucking operators
clearly identified a shortage of drivers being a problem for
their businesses, Road Transport Forum (RTF) chief
executive Nick Leggett says. We believe in industry
solving its own problems where possible, so we decided the
time was right for a dedicated truck driver traineeship, run
by the RTF for the industry we represent.
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