FTA launches Logistics Emissions Reduction Scheme
The Freight Transport Association is relaunching the Logistics Carbon Reduction Scheme as the Logistics Emissions Reduction Scheme (LERS).
The official relaunch is taking place today (25 April) at the Commercial Vehicle (CV) Show in Birmingham.
The new scheme continues the previous commitment of a 5% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 on 2015 levels, and will shortly establish a further target for 2025.
In a statement sent to Post&Parcel, the FTA said: “It is hoped that by providing industry with a tool to record and report its progress in reducing emissions from freight operations it will continue to demonstrate to Government that no further regulation is required.
“The relaunched scheme now incorporates air quality performance as well as carbon, reflecting the priority that industry, Government and the public give this issue.”
The FTA said that its members have a strong track record on environmental awareness. At the end of 2016, 40% of members’ HGVs were already Euro VI, compared to 28% across the whole industry, and they continue to lead the way in trialling alternatively-fuelled vehicles and technologies.
Rebecca Kite, Environment Policy Manager for FTA, said: “I am very excited to be involved in the relaunch of the new scheme and look forward to watching it develop. The changes to air quality policy from Government will continue to challenge us, but I am confident that our members will continue to outperform industry as a whole and lead the way into a cleaner, greener future.”
LERS is provided for the industry by FTA free of charge and is open to all companies with at least one commercial vehicle (HGV or van). Further information can be found at http://lers.org.uk/home/what-is-lers The scheme, which is now in its eighth year, helps members record, report and reduce emissions and now has more than 130 members with more than 88,000 vehicles.
