UK plans to accelerate decarbonisation of transport sector

The government says it hopes to unleash a large-scale battery boom by cutting red tape as part of its strategy for emissions-free transport. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PAThe UK government has vowed to accelerate its climate action for transport sector by drafting new plans to end emissions from trains, planes and cars by 2050.Ministers promised to begin the groundwork on the government’s first detailed plan to decarbonise the transport sector immediately, and unveil the plan in full next year