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Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

… by saving fuel. 24.While the Council will work and invest to encourage the use of sustainable transport options, we are relying on our businesses and residents, if they can, to make changes to how they travel and play their part.There are three ways to reduce carbon emissions from road transport: a. Reducing the number of miles driven overall b. Encouraging people to drive cars that produce…

… for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) suggests that Greater London has the lowest CO2 per capita emissions of any region due to the urban nature of the transport system, a high population density and its lower level of large industrial facilities than other regions . Between 1 2005-2017, Kingston upon Thames borough’s carbon footprint reduced from 894.4 1 2017 Local Authority Carbon…

… Dioxide Emissions kt Co2 to 593.3 kt Co2, a reduction of over 33%, which is in line with the national average, but lower than the Greater London average reduction of just over 36% . 2 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 BEIS (Kingston borough) Industry and Commercial 172.9 152.2 143.8 Domestic 266.9 254.1 237.1 Transport total 216.7 220.8 213.6 Total 655.4 626.0 593.3 BEIS (Greater…

… London) Industry and Commercial 13607.0 11,853.2 10765.4 Domestic 12301.9 11742.1 10970.1 Transport total 8010.3 8094.7 8022.0 Total 33874.4 31644.3 29709.1 12. In 2015, the Council commissioned ENGIE to deliver Total Facilities and Property Management (TFPM), through which around 75 corporate properties are managed. This contract integrates property maintenance, facilities and energy…

… transport. This infrastructure includes the £32m Go Cycle programme, which is in the latter phase of upgrading Kingston’s major highway routes to accommodate the latest cycling infrastructure, and enhancing the environments through which people on foot and on bikes travel. 22.The Council's new Local Implementation Plan responds to the Mayor for London's Transport Strategy and identifies…