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West of England Combined Authority

… duplicate their efforts. Each challenge area provides further detail on the scale of the challenge, what success might look like over the next five years. Importantly, it also shows the co-benefits, or additional benefits that reducing carbon emissions can bring to the region. 14 Challenge area 1: Low carbon transport system The challenge Emissions from transport is one…

… integrated, rather than standing apart. We have a track record of delivering on our pledges to reduce emissions. In the West of England, carbon emissions have reduced 35% since 2005, through local renewable energy generation, insulating homes and reductions in coal generation. The region emits 14% less carbon per person than the national average. Now we can work together to take this further. We…

… the effects of global warming. Government has recognised this, and the UK is the first country to commit to becoming net carbon zero by 2050. The West of England has gone further than this, committing to carbon neutrality by 2030. This is in line with our partner Unitary Authorities. To achieve this goal, we will need to rapidly reduce carbon emissions in the region as well as adapt to the impacts…

…, but there remains a significant challenge. 27% of the region’s emissions come from business, 29% from households, and 44% from transport. Transport emissions have been more difficult, falling 5% across the region since 2005. And overall, across all uses, around 90% of all the energy used in the region comes from fossil fuels. To meet our carbon reduction goal by 2030, emissions must fall by 18% every year…

… of moving to a low carbon economy, 2017 8 Covid-19 pandemic is reshaping emissions The covid-19 pandemic has had a radical and rapid impact on economic activity and carbon emissions. As the Committee on Climate Change points out, lockdown is not a blueprint for reducing emissions, and “it is unlikely that the pandemic will fundamentally alter the trajectory for emissions”3. However…