Including 4 closely related terms such as transport services, public transport, and transport.
… avoided emissions, calculating carbon savings generated by delivering services, for example, providing public transport and diverting municipal waste from landfill. Carbon footprint calculations only report emissions, so developing data about these avoided emissions is an important part of our data driven approach to carbon neutrality. About our Carbon Footprint Our carbon footprint…
… services we pay for (e.g. bus), deliveries to and from the council, and travel by non-BGCBC employees delivering services on our behalf. Public and school transport supported by the council produces overall carbon savings by avoiding car use. Challenge 1 Challenge 2 Challenge 3 ULEV Infrastructure. This transition will rely on a local charging network. Suppliers who provide significant…
… levels of transport services will have to upgrade their fleet. Currently contracts for some bus services struggle to attract bids, given the high cost and limited availability of electric buses there are concerns about the capacity of the local market to respond. Shortening supply chains. Using suppliers with local bases has the potential to significantly reduce travel distances…
… into three transitions, but there are also challenges that are common to all three: Challenge 1 Challenge 2 Challenge 3 Calculating Carbon Neutrality. The council will continue to deliver a range of services, which will lead to some emissions even if the carbon intensity of these activities is reduced. In many areas (from waste disposal to public transport) these services generate…
… have identified nine transition pathways: 1. Transport Direct travel by our staff in corporate or their own vehicles, includes fleet, commuting and staff travel within work. 2. Transport Commissioned travel and transport by non- council staff delivering goods and services on our behalf, such as school transport, subsidised bus provision and onward transport for waste. 3. Sequestration…