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UK faces £615bn shortfall in infrastructure spending by 2030

E&T

According to a report by the ABI, the UK will need around £1.3tn to meet its infrastructure goals, but only £700bn in funding is currently secured from a mixture of public and private sources, leaving a £615bn shortfall.

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EU should mandate electric freight trucks by 2035, say Unilever and Maersk

E&T

Major truckmakers have already announced that half of their sales will be zero emission by 2030, but binding rules are needed to ensure that investments and the ramp-up of supply happen on time. Michelle Grose, global logistics VP at Unilever, said: “Decarbonising our logistics is crucial to reach our 2039 net zero goal.

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Global Supply Chain Resilience Initiative (GSCRI)

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

The largest economy amongst the Gulf Cooperation Council members, Saudi Arabia, is striving to position itself as the logistics hub of the region with its Vision 2030 initiatives, driving growth in the logistics sector. Under Vision 2030.

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Global Supply Chain Resilience Initiative (GSCRI)

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

The largest economy amongst the Gulf Cooperation Council members, Saudi Arabia, is striving to position itself as the logistics hub of the region with its Vision 2030 initiatives, driving growth in the logistics sector. Under Vision 2030.

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2024 to be the year of the Sustainable Supply Chain

Manufacturer's Monthly

The freight transport sector currently contributes to 46 per cent of emissions nationally, and transporting people and goods around Australia is predicted to be country’s largest source of emissions by 2030. This includes $20.9 million over five years to decarbonise transport and infrastructure.

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SMMT Sustainability Report 2023: How the industry is reducing its emissions

SMMT

It is clear that Britain is scaling up its EV output, but battery production is lagging behind, with up to 90GWh of gigafactory capacity needed by 2030 to meet the UK’s EV manufacturing needs. It is part of the Government’s wider £20 million Zero Emission Road Freight Trial and is delivered using the SBRI (Small Business Research Initiative).

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Will autotech ventures race east in 2024?

Robotics Business Review

Source: LinkedIn As The Robot Report reported last October, one of the biggest autotech stories of the year was the stalling of Cruise after California’s Department of Motor Vehicles suspended its driverless testing license. Meili founder Samantha Lee demonstrated an in-hospital vehicle simulator as an autotech example. Click here to enlarge.