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Royal Borough of Greenwich

… the borough. But we know we need to do a lot more. About a third of emissions in the borough come from transport, but despite the work of councils, Transport for London (TfL) and successive Mayors of London to enable more people to walk and cycle, the number of miles driven on London’s roads is still going up. Between 2009 and 2019, the number of miles driven on roads in the Royal Borough…

… to climate change and support carbon neutral living. Transport is the second biggest source of emissions in Royal Greenwich, after buildings. We need to make walking cycling and public transport the first choice and support the roll-out of ultra-low emission vehicles. Empowering wider change making reaching carbon neutral part of everything we do, including by encouraging and enabling…

… points and wider transport infrastructure (significantly over £80m). Even with these large-scale changes, significant emissions would remain unless the national electricity grid fully decarbonised by 2030. The Carbon Neutral Plan’s actions do not go far enough to make Royal Greenwich carbon neutral by 2030. However, they offer valuable opportunities for Royal Borough to learn, while keeping…

… builds since 2021 operate with minimal emissions. • Zero-carbon heat networks serve 13,000 homes, 10% of the borough’s heat demand. Transport • A 45% reduction in car use in the borough due to modal shift to public transport and active travel • A 10% decrease in van and truck use relative to current projections • An acceleration in the uptake of zero emissions vehicles to put…

… 10% between 2019 and 2030. The council owns and operates a fleet of around 600 vehicles, responsible for 1.5% of the total emissions from road transport in the borough. Reducing transport emissions requires a combination of: • A shift away from car travel to walking, cycling and public transport • Rapidly increased uptake of zero emissions vehicles such as battery electric cars…