Environment

Following our recent blogs on circularity and electrification, this post revisits a wider piece of work delivered with colleagues from ITEN and RDS....

The EU and individual European states have set ambitious sustainability targets for transport, including decarbonisation targets, sustainable...

In the last blog, we discussed how electrification of vehicle fleets and the use of alternative fuels will go some way to achieving net zero in the...

According to the UK Local Government Association, over 300 local authorities have declared a climate emergency. Whilst local authorities don’t have...

In 2023, the UK experienced its warmest June on record, yet the following month, Northern Ireland and northwest England experienced the wettest July...

There is robust evidence that walking and cycling are good for you. It is common sense that physical activity is better for us than sitting in a...

Over the past few months, Martin Lamb, Director of Maple Consulting, has been preparing the 8th iteration of the Forum of European Highway Research...

For the UK, 2023 was the second warmest year on record, and the warmest for Wales and Northern Ireland, with 2020, 2022 and 2023 in the top 5...

Whether generation of renewable energy from within the road authority estate is now a feasible option was the question that Maple and three...

In 2010, FEHRL launched the Forever Open Road initiative, aiming to reimagine how roads would be designed, constructed, operated and maintained in...

FEHRL and Maple Consulting recently organised and participated on a scanning tour to the USA focussing on energy efficiency in transport. Eight...

Well-functioning and efficient roads and other transport infrastructure are essential for society to enable the delivery of goods and transport for...