News in brief

Published: 03 September 2025
By Chris Haycock

General

ITC Summer Discussion Dinner The ITC held a successful Summer Discussion Dinner in partnership with Eversheds Sutherland on 1st July 2025. The event explored how major infrastructure projects can be delivered on time and within budget, and guests heard expert perspectives from James Stewart OBE, Chair of Agila Infrastructure Partners, whose recent report on the High Speed 2 project has been […] (Transport Wales)

Mayor says £160m airport funding is 'a risk' BBC News - A regional mayor has backed the decision to spend nearly mp;pound;160m to reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport. The airport on the former RAF Finningley site closed in 2022 when landowners and operators Peel Group declared it was no longer financially viable. (Various)

Pathways to Net Zero Transport is the fastest growing source of global greenhouse GHG emissions and the UK’s biggest polluting sector.  Emissions from road transport – 95% of the UK’s transport total – have hardly changed since 1990. Vehicles efficiency gains have been largely offset by larger vehicles and rising demand. According to the Climate Change Committee, the annual… (Transport Wales)

ITC Director on Intelligence Forums podcast The ITC Director participated in the June edition of the ‘Intelligence Forums’ podcast with Harry Corbett, explaining about the work of the ITC and its research findings. The Intelligence Forums podcast was created to encourage more commercial dialogue about key policy issues. For more information please click here. (Transport Wales)

ART PROVIDES WINDOW INTO NEW THINKING ON CLIMATE CRISIS Greener Vision today publishes a report calling for new thinking on the climate crisis and a transformation of our relationship with the environment on which we depend. 2024 was the hottest year on record, with the global average temperature reaching 1.55°C above the pre-industrial average[i].  Millions of people are struggling with the impacts of worsening… (Transport Wales)