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Exeter City Council

… postponed due to COVID-19. Together we are stronger, and to achieve an ambition of this scale, collective, practical action is what truly matters. The Net Zero Exeter Plan is NOT… • the only carbon reduction plan within Exeter; we recognise organisations will continue to have their own plans and strategies and this plan should compliment and enable those. • perfect; this is our first iteration…

…-2019%2017.30%20Executive.pdf?T=9&fbclid=IwAR0b8KrfcHZ2hXvzGWWF_rnZQG2Mxxsx8de7ro_HxtT8UCtb1WU1dmmm8ME https://www.gesp.org.uk/ PLAN FOR A NET ZERO EXETER 8 EXETER’S TRANSPORT STRATEGY Exeter Transport Strategy (2020 – 2030) The draft Exeter Transport Strategy set out ambitious aspirations, including for 50% active travel and a new zero-emission transport…

… and innovative technologies to make travel easier and help the city’s transport networks operate more flexibly and efficiently. A key piece of innovation will be the development of a new zero-emission transport subscription service. This platform will join up an electric vehicle car club, the UK’s largest on street electric cycle hire network and proposed low-carbon bus services. Transport Steering…

… of the city council’s fleet of vehicles has been replaced by electric vehicles. Switching to electric pool cars for staff out and about on official duty, has provided a 75% reduction in CO2 emissions compared to 2010 figures. Replacement of the council’s ageing diesel-powered vans has cut carbon emissions of the entire transport fleet by 35%. The council’s own development company Exeter City Living…

… is also building Exeter’s first city centre Passivhaus homes. In 2017 Exeter was selected as one of the Sport England Local Delivery Pilots and launched a programme to make Exeter the most active city in the UK, contributing towards carbon reduction as well as improving health and wellbeing. Exeter City Council was a founding member of Exeter City Futures Community Interest Company; bringing…