Starting in November 2020, Drs Neil Carhart and Ges Rosenberg have partnered as Co-Is with the Faculty of Environment and Technology (FET) at the University of the West of England on a new project to coproduce an adaptive route-mapping approach and a decision framework for decarbonising freight transport.
This EPSRC-funded project, led by Prof Graham Parkhurst (UWE) was awarded by Decarbonising UK Freight Transport. ESDi will contribute expertise in both systems thinking and co-creation/coproduced research to help develop the joined-up thinking needed to tackle this complex socio-technical challenge. More information on the UWE side of the project can be found at:
https://www1.uwe.ac.uk/et/research/cts/researchprojectsbytheme/technologiesandtravel/crafted.aspx
South West UK will provide a testbed for developing the framework, methods and tools. Current project partners include Arup, Bristol City Council, West of England Combined Authority, The Bristol Port Company, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), Highways England, Mott MacDonald and the South West Infrastructure Partnership. The project is open for other stakeholders operating in UK freight and logistics to join in the research network and participate in project workshops.
Targeted outcomes and impacts from this project are all focused on accelerating freight decarbonisation, and will:
- Identify alternatives, opportunities, drivers, barriers to implementation and decision factors (trade-offs) when decarbonising.
- Systematically studychallenges, trade-offs and synergies necessary to create and accelerate a coherent ‘whole system’ transition pathway to zero-carbon freight.
- Investigate the knowledge and learning needed to effect a shift in the mindset, behaviour and practice of UK freight stakeholders towards zero-carbon.
- Co-create and demonstrate a framework, backed up by a suite of proven methods and tools, that public and private sector stakeholders can use to accelerate the adoption of novel technologies and decarbonised energy sources.
- Coproduce a blueprint to 2050 to accelerate decarbonisation of freight infrastructure across the South West UK.
To find out more, or collaborate on this project contact Ges Rosenberg or Neil Carhart.
