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Wychavon District Council

… emissions. The district is reasonably well served by train services and now has a total of six stations. Provision of public bus services across the district is limited and has reduced in recent years. Across Worcestershire the number of bus passenger journeys has fallen by more than four million over the last decade. Community transport solutions and car-sharing clubs are increasingly likely…

… to become more viable ways of meeting local transport needs than new commercially run bus services. Prior to Covid-19, less than 2% of adults travelled by bicycle three or more times a week for non-leisure purposes. During the Covid-19 lockdown, levels of cycling and walking appeared to increase significantly and we are keen to retain some of this modal shift going forward. There is growing…

… Low carbon travel With low levels of access to public transport outside of the three towns and few dedicated cycle paths, much of the district is highly reliant on road transport. In fact, transport is responsible for 36% of the district’s carbon emissions. While there was a 12% fall in transport related emissions between 2005 and 2013, since then emissions have grown steadily and are now 8…

…% higher than in 2013. Encouraging people to swap their petrol or diesel vehicles for low emission vehicles and to use more sustainable modes of travel, such as walking, cycling, public transport or car-sharing, is critical to reversing this trend. Action on low carbon travel We have already: • Installed 24 electric vehicle charging points in our car parks across the district. • Provided…

… generated 992 kilo tonnes of carbon dioxide (kt CO 2 ). These excluded emissions from heavy industry, agriculture and motorways, which are beyond our direct influence and control. In 2017, the district generated 723 kt CO 2 , this amounts to 5.8 tonnes of CO 2 per person. Industry and commerce accounted for 37% of these emissions, 36% were from transport and 27% were from homes. As the chart…