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Derbyshire County Council

… from using a core- 5 CONTROLLED fleet electric vehicles as well as behaviour change projects to encourage car share, route optimisation and alternative transport options. It is not clear whether further reductions in miles travelled will be possible due to high levels of demand in some service areas, so the focus will need to continue to be on a transition to electric vehicles…

… constraints that impede renewable energy project development. This work has also included strengthened areas of collaboration with the mineral products industry on topics such as green skills and employment and sustainable transport. 2.25 Decarbonisation of the energy system is also a key factor in reducing the County’s emissions and the Council is taking steps to support an acceleration…

… of the operational use of hydrogen as a fuel for local authority heavy transport use. This pilot project concluded that although hydrogen is a safe and operationally feasible alternative fuel to diesel for refuse trucks, the cost of hydrogen and the refuelling infrastructure required is not commercially feasible without additional funding. Some of the region's leading organisations have formed an industrial…

… with the highest Scope 3 emissions (72-82% of the total) are health and social care, waste and environment, and highways and transport. • A list has been compiled of the most significant Scope 3 suppliers and work is ongoing to engage with these suppliers and seek to mandate or ask for carbon reduction within contracts. Progress against net zero targets – Derbyshire emissions 2.20 In line…

…, the public sector, homes, transport, agriculture, and waste management. Around 98% of these area-wide emissions are outside the direct control of local authorities. The latest data relates to the 2022 calendar year, so does not represent any changes over the past two years and is provided in Table 3. Table 3: Derbyshire’s emissions for 2022 and compared to previous year (2021) and baseline year…