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Wokingham Borough Council

… for the next ten years. Some of these targets will not directly represent carbon savings but are essential to the delivery of the other targets; these are identified as ‘Neutral’ in the carbon saving column. TR Transport tCO2e 1 Deliver a greenway network of over 37 Km across the Borough by 2030 with the ambition to deliver 60 Km by 2036 4.34 2 Double public transport use by 2030 from 2019…

… to the environment and public health, but the shift from public transport to private cars can have a negative medium-term impact. The pandemic’s long-term effect on individual behaviours, economic activity and energy use around the world are unclear. However, one thing that is certain is that more large-scale actions are essential to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Green Economy…

…. At the same time UK Government has also announced its objective to end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in the UK by 2030; and we are expecting to see the Transport Decarbonisation Plan and the Heating and Building Strategy over the next few months. The strengthening of national climate policies over the last 12 months is a welcome development, however, there is still much more needed…

… the Great Depression, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). However, one rare positive to emerge from the periods of lockdown in 2020 and 2021 has been a drop in global greenhouse gas emissions and improvements to air quality, primarily because of a significant reduction in transport. The pandemic is the biggest shock to the global energy system, with annual predicted decline in carbon…

… emissions of almost 8%. In Wokingham, changes to the way we work, and travel will pose challenges and opportunities as we transition to net zero. More home working will mean lower emissions from road transport, but higher emissions from our homes, as we heat and cool many different working spaces over the summer and winter months. Increased walking and cycling will bring many benefits…