Road and Air Transport Sectors to a Greener Future in The Uk: Lessons for Vietnam
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https://doi.org/10.17722/ijme.v17i2.1281Keywords:
road transport, air transport, greener future, the UK, vietnamAbstract
Putting Britain on the path to a low carbon future is one of the national targets, demonstrating the UK’s leadership in tackling climate change. Building a greener economy means that low carbon travel and freight must be a viable and attractive option for businesses and ordinary citizens. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) needs in-depth discussion, especially in enterprises about the transportation industry. This paper examines the UK transportation industry, explains the impact of the 2050 net-zero goal, and investigates some issues with empirical evidence. It focuses on the transportation industry problems coming from the two sectors which are road and air transport. Using Triple Bottom Line, PESTLE analysis, and Sustainability Change Matrix, the paper suggests identifying the opportunities, challenges, issues, and future scenarios about these two transport sectors. The authors recommend three main matters of transport impacted by supply chain are (i) shortcomings from the use of renewable fuels, (ii) job creation and human capital, and (iii) cheating emissions from manufacturing companies. Hence, depending on the collected data and information analysis, we predicts the next 30 years as future visions for the road and aviation sectors. Governments, businesses, academics, NGOs and local communities can acquire valid and informative literature to go further and faster to achieve the common goal with a global effort.
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