LowCVP Low Carbon Champions Awards short-list announced

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Mon 12 July 2010 View all news

Companies, organisations and individuals at the forefront of cutting carbon emissions from road transport will be honoured at a new awards ceremony next week. The inaugural LowCVP Low Carbon Champions Awards recognise best practice in vehicle manufacturers, fuel suppliers, fleet operators, campaigners and developers of products and services that reduce greenhouse gases from the road transport sector. The winners will be announced at the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) Annual Conference on July 14th. The LowCVP Low Carbon Champions Awards Dinner is being held in association with the WhatCar? Green Awards.

Greg Archer, Managing Director of the LowCVP, said: "These Awards define excellence and innovation, identifying the leaders in accelerating the shift to low carbon vehicles and fuels.

"The quality of the 50 plus entries was exceptional and demonstrates the vibrancy of UK businesses and organisations in striving to create new markets for lower carbon vehicles".

Following a rigorous judging process, a total of 22 companies and organisations have made the awards shortlist.

Now in its seventh year, the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) Annual Conference 2010 is the UKs largest conference for low carbon transport. This year's event will see Transport Minister Norman Baker deliver the Governments first major speech on low carbon transport. There will also be major announcements, from other bodies, on the sustainability of biofuels, trials of hybrid buses in London and a new low carbon road map for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs).

TheLowCVP Annual Conference & Awards Dinner 2010 takes place on Wednesday and Thursday July 14th & 15th at Twickenham Stadium, West London. To book a place at the Dinner and/or Conference, click here.


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