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Wokingham Borough Council

… and on many of the below actions, both positively and negatively. The council recognises the importance of maximising the benefits from aspects of the pandemic such as home working and better technology, while addressing concerns over public transport, to utilise this as an opportunity for positive changes. Inflation in the past six years has meant the council has worked to reduce costs to be more…

… planning based on predicting future demand to provide capacity, towards planning that sets an outcome communities want to achieve and provides the transport solutions to deliver those outcomes. Wokingham Borough Council - Climate Emergency Action Plan Page | 6 The Hydrogen Strategy examines the potential to provide energy, not just for vehicles, but as a renewable energy source…

… for domestic electricity, 186.9 ktCO2 for domestic gas usage and 10.8 ktCO2 for usage of other fuels. Transport emissions contribute to 184.08 ktCO2 (32%). A roads account 76.7 ktCO2, minor roads 97.7 ktCO2, other transport modes 9.7 ktCO2. This figure excludes sectors that are completely beyond the council’s scope of influence. For example, the emissions from major transport links (M4) (156 ktCO2…

… opportunities to work with the Government and private sector on pilot projects, crowdfunding, grants and loans or joint projects. Wokingham Borough Council - Climate Emergency Action Plan - Working Document Page | 9 Section Savings Transport 1 50% Reduction in ICE private car mileage 1.1 33% From EVs Registered 44,957 1.2 5% From Reduced travel 6,812 1.3 2% From Public…

… of the target estimation, though public transport and travel reductions are currently behind, meaning more actions or expansion of the current ones in these sections will be required for future iterations of the plan, to meet this overall goal. Indeed, negative covid influences still remain around public transport, meaning the impact here is very limited. More focus is also recognised to be required…