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Royal Borough of Greenwich

… 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…

…. • The uptake of low emissions vehicles, including electric cars. 3 “CO2 equivalents” includes all greenhouse gases, rather than just CO2. Other gases emitted are measured in terms of their warming impact, scaled relative to CO2. 4 Unless otherwise stated, all stated emissions estimates are from modelling and analysis by Element Energy – see Development of the Greenwich Carbon Neutral Plan…

… DR AF T 4 Figure 3 Baseline and projected CO 2 emissions in Greenwich Graphic to be redesigned This includes spending on heating system conversions and energy efficiency improvement works on housing (approximately £350m for Council housing only) and other buildings (approximately £25m for public sector buildings), electric and low emissions vehicles along with vehicle charging…

… Asks of Others Greater London Authority and Transport for London • Change the Ultra-Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) to be a Zero Emissions Zone for cars and vans • Extend the ULEZ to a portion of the South circular within borough boundaries • Consider Ultra-Low emissions vehicle-only access for Silvertown and Blackwall tunnels • High quality cycle access at key river crossings • Accelerate…

… are likely to continue to provide 85% of building heating in Royal Greenwich in 2030, directly emitting carbon dioxide on-site. In the transport sector, despite the growing market share of electric vehicles, emissions in the borough are predicted to decrease by less than 10% between 2019 and 2030 if no significant additional action is taken. Reducing emissions will require a combination…