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Transport: Refrigeration

Asked by Helen MaguireLiberal DemocratDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 17 November 2025UIN 88150

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the environmental benefits of decarbonising refrigerated transport.

Answered by Keir Mather

Delivering greener transport is a priority for the Department for Transport and why we are developing an Off-Road Machinery Decarbonisation Strategy with the Departments for Energy Security and Net Zero and Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Diesel-powered transport refrigeration units (TRUs) remain a significant source of greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions, including nitrogen oxides (NOx) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5). Clean solutions will remove these harmful emissions and improve air quality and reduce noise pollution.

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