Sentences with phrase «of transport sector»

Of course, with enough production of biodiesel and bio-bunker oil, all of this transport sector could become carbon - neutral as well.

While diesels are the workhorses of the transport sector and relatively energy efficient (as compared to gasoline vehicles or jet aircrafts), their combined contribution to transportation - related climate warming greenhouse gases and other short - lived climate pollutants, particularly black carbon, is significant.

A new research project supported by the Research Council of Norway titled «CLIMATRANS — Coping with Climate: Assessing Transport Sector Strategies for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation for Indian Cities» will be examining the GHG emissions contributions of transport sector in cities in India.

The report provides an overview of the status of the transport sector in the region, with a particular focus on greenhouse gas emissions, and reviews the measures, means and options for achieving its sustainability.

Here are just some of the areas of economic / societal activity most likely to be impacted by the electrification of the transport sector:

The transport worker intervention moved from an exclusive NGO led intervention to involvement of transport sector through the National Networking of Truckers TIs (NNTI) for managing the interventions.

«Large - scale electric mobility could be crucial to halving CO2 emissions of the transport sector by 2050,» lead author Felix Creutzig says.

Not exact matches

Not only did the government fail to ease foreign ownership and entry restrictions in the key sectors of telecom and air transport, it rendered the Investment Canada Act's foreign investment review process more uncertain and less transparent.

The adverts remained on the taxis for four weeks afterwards as they transported punters and tourists round the British capital — a physical reminder that though the cryptocurrency sector began in forums, chatrooms and underground recesses of the internet, it's no longer limited to them.

The state government has invited the public to have a say on red tape reform through its #ShredTheRed campaign, while highlighting a number of efficiency improvements in the transport sector.

Transport and logistics group Toll Holdings has announced that its marine logistics business will focus on the offshore LNG sector, after completing the sale of several operations in northern Australia and Asia.

Somewhat predictably, the majority of the slowdown within manufacturing has been concentrated in transport equipment, which reflects the downturn in the auto industry, and information and computer technologies (ICT), a sector that took a big hit when telecom giant Nortel went belly up.

Among the sectors they identify that stand to benefit most: transportation and infrastructure — the transport of people, the movement of water, the means of keeping back the sea.

It was a stunning move against one of France's most powerful tycoons, whose Bollore Group has vast holdings from transport and media to the oil sector.

This is according to Jaime Moreno, chief executive of Mormedi, a strategic design consultancy that works in the transport sector.

But the livestock sector is responsible for about 14.5 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, through cows producing methane and production processes - comparable to all the direct emissions from cars, planes, ships and other transport.

Bellemare has to win the favour of airlines, get the CSeries into production, fill his order books in the aviation and rail transport sectors and reassure markets that have lost confidence in his company.

The saying «if you bought it, a truck brought it» couldn't be truer, with the trucking sector dominating the containerized transport industry by generating 83.7 percent of its revenue, according to Business Insider.

In the NAB survey, increases in production costs were strongest in the transport, storage and communications sector and the mining sector, both of which are relatively energy intensive.

The sector that saw the greatest amount of investment in China was transport ($ 13 billion), including a $ 6.9 billion railway project and two expressway projects worth $ 2 billion and $ 1.8 billion, respectively.

As outlined in the previous Statement, the outlook for the resources sector is quite favourable: external demand remains buoyant, a large number of new projects are due to commence production, and there is likely to be some easing of transport infrastructure constraints.

«This issue of public sector pay has demonstrated that there is little sign of a coherent plan about how to fund the health service, education, social care, defence, housing, or transport infrastructure.»

Employing 30 people with a turnover of 3.7 million Euros in 2017, and experiencing a growth of almost 20 % in the current financial period, Codimarc serves a global customer base operating across various sectors including food and beverage packaging, cosmetics and personal care, transport and logistics, and the chemical, pharmaceutical, industrial and automotive sectors.

Rationalistaion of the food industry is likely to result in greater sector emissions as fresh food and livestock are transported greater distances for processing, and once processed transported again with refrigeration to wholesalers and retailers distribution centers and from there to retail outlets.

As well as being the country's largest privately owned container transport operator, we have diversified into other sectors of the international supply chain, offering distribution and other transport - related services.

The COMEXPOSIUM Group, one of the world's leading event organizers, is involved in more than 170 B2C and B2B events across 11 different sectors, including food, agriculture, fashion, security, digital, construction, high - tech, optics and transport.

«If we eliminate the carbon tax, we also eliminate the coming threat of a carbon tax not just on power, but on heavy transport, which will be an added scourge to the difficulties that manufacturing and agriculture and all these sectors of our economy currently face.»

The developers» experience in the sector has given them a better understanding of the transport and storage process and the problems that may occur, resulting in a new, patented version of the ethylene filter (image) that that prevents staining in refrigerated containers and maximises filter efficiency.

We focus on ruminant livestock since it has the highest emissions intensity across food sectors... While shifting consumption patterns in wealthy countries from imported to domestic livestock products reduces GHG emissions associated with international trade and transport activity, we find that these transport emissions reductions are swamped by changes in global emissions due to differences in GHG emissions intensities of production.

Paula - Marie Brown, IET Head of Sector for Transport, said: «A whole range of sectors can benefit from the advancements of UA, from infrastructure development to police and law enforcement, agricultural and environmental monitoring to disaster support.

The UK Government is currently investing money into this sector as it agrees on the importance of a developed transport infrastructure.»

Innovators in transportation will be better able to solve the pressing challenges facing the sector following the launch of a comprehensive new data facility by the Transport Systems Catapult.

CIHT is the leading institution in highways and transportation and «Making the Journey — A Manifesto for Transport» highlights the benefits of this sector to the UK's economy and society.

«We are in the early stages of an electric revolution in the UK transport sector, and connectivity is at its heart,» said Transport Minister Jesstransport sector, and connectivity is at its heart,» said Transport Minister JessTransport Minister Jesse Norman.

John Smart, CIHT's Director of Professional & Business Development who chaired the event said: «The transport sector is an area that stimulates economic recovery whilst contributing to other key agendas such as carbon reduction and developing a healthier nation.

«If the Department for Transport can not build (a lorry park) they should allow the private sector to build it at a fraction of the cost to the taxpayer.

It adds to the competitive market of cement production and cut cost of construction where all cement were transported from the southern sector which attracted extra cost.

The private sector participants spoke about the work that has commended on the Apapa - Wharf Road, contractors that have abandoned work on the Lagos - Ibadan Express Way, the need to revive Railway for ease of transporting goods from ports, the need to stop multiple checks at airports leading to delay, decry planned increase in alcoholic drinks, the need to take interest in education in other to avoid situation where I'll - trained people man critical sectors, the need to revive eastern ports including Onitshe, Warri, Port Harcourt and Calabar.

Their goods are transported by road, their workers are educated in schools, their customers are part of sophisticated networks taking in the private sector, the public sector and charities.

International Road Transport Union president Christian Labrot added: «Autonomous trucks will bring many benefits to society, from cost savings and lower emissions to safer roads, and will also help the haulage sector deal with the current shortage of drivers in many parts of the world.

Contrary to what many public sector trade unionists would like us to believe, voter perceptions of the quality of public services have not worsened, and in some cases — local public transport — have actually improved since October 2010.

But it notes a number of complaints from within the transport sector at the cost of such measures, warning that cooperation between government and industry was crucial.

He also said that the database would contain a body tag, to be fixed to the body of the vehicles for effective monitoring and redistributing of routes for businesses and that about 5,000 commercial buses would be injected into the transport sector to ensure safety and spread of buses and to ease transportation challenges in the state.

Other Ghanaians expecting government's proposed one million dollar per constituency, one - village one - dam, One - District One - Factory, DKM customers, the scrapping of energy sector levy, reduction in electricity tariff and transport fares, reduction in Corporate tax from 25 % to 20 %, and 3 % Special import levy among others have also been pushing government to kick start the processes leading to their implementation.

He added that «there are several projects in roads, water transport, industry, manufacturing, agriculture, petroleum and gas, renewable energy, the exploitation of our mineral wealth of bauxite, iron ore and gold, and the ICT sector, amongst others, which are being structured to attract private sector financing.»

Five of the DfT's seven public sector agreements were missed, with two congestion targets, public transport use, air quality and carbon dioxide emissions targets all missed.

There is also uncertainty over the long term future of Theresa May as Prime Minister, however her reappointment of Chris Grayling as Transport Secretary could help to bring some stability to the sector.

In Q4, agriculture, crude petroleum and natural gas, construction, transport, utilities, hotels and restaurants, professionals, administrative and support services, arts, entertainment and recreation were all growing at disparate rates of growth, some marginal, but growing all the same, unlike the poor state of sectors even as at the end of the third sectors.

Oral Questions — Steps to improve the implementation of the NHS 111 service - Lord Hunt of Kings Heath UK clothing sector retailers ensuring that people working throughout their supply chains enjoy safe and secure working conditions - Baroness Young of Hornsey Instructions to Government departments to outline the impact independence would have on their responsibilities in Scotland - Lord McAvoy Proposals put forward by newspapers in response to the Leveson inquiry report - Lord Fowler Debate on the address — Business, Economy, Local Government and Transport - Lord Deighton / Baroness Hanham

The Congress provides an opportunity for UK delegates to learn about key issues for the transport sector and also gain an insight into international issues and the work of the Association.