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Buckinghamshire Council

…. Emissions from the use of public transport, such as train journeys, for work travel weren’t captured as the data is not available. We have excluded emissions from our operations where our staff do not directly provide the service, for example waste collection vehicles operated around Wycombe, Chiltern and South Buckinghamshire areas. There have been significant emission savings across all…

… The Council’s emissions • Behaviour • The Council’s Operational Estate • Transport 23 Suppliers and partners • Partners • Suppliers 29 County-wide • Transportation • Buildings and Developments • Economy • Environment, Land and Water • Health and Communications 36 3 Foreword I am delighted to provide this update on the considerable activity undertaken to tackle climate change and poor air…

… communities transition to low or zero emissions can result in cost savings, especially with energy costs where they are. In the transport sector we have encouraged e-scooter and e-bike usage. In the home we have come up with ways to help reduce energy consumption via the Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery and Buckinghamshire Solar Together schemes. Workplace energy usage has seen assistance…

… from 1990. People and organisations’ activities continued to be affected by the COVID pandemic in 2022, with Plan B measures being in place between 10 December 2021 and 26 January 2022 (inclusive). Emissions have been positively impacted by the changes – most notably the shift to home working has helped reduce transport emissions. The Council has continued to support this shift through…

… its Work Smart programme, and the transition to low emission forms of transport. This includes: 111 employees using the Council’s Cycle to Work scheme since May 2020, securing more than half a million pounds to upcycle and electrify a refuse collection vehicle, the introduction of battery electric vehicles into fleets operated by Family Times Services and a major supplier to the Council…