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The Low Emission Toolkit. Katherine Stanger Low Emission Strategies Partnership. web: www.lowemissionstrategies.org email: info@lowemissionstrategies.org. The LES Partnership. Reduce transport emissions Run by local authorities for local authorities Support and profile good practice.
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The Low Emission Toolkit Katherine Stanger Low Emission Strategies Partnership web: www.lowemissionstrategies.orgemail: info@lowemissionstrategies.org
The LES Partnership • Reduce transport emissions • Run by local authorities for local authorities • Support and profile good practice
Regional Groups Leeds City Region Liverpool City Region Sussex • Peer Group • City of London • Croydon • Greenwich • Hillingdon • Leeds • Leicester • Lewes • Maidstone • Mid Devon • Oxford • Sefton • Sheffield • South Cambridgeshire • Tunbridge Wells • Wandsworth • Wigan
‘Low Emission Strategies’ • Reduce transport emissions of air pollutants and greenhouse gases • Incentivise low emission fuels and technologies
Information gaps:Quantifying the impacts • Lack of robust quantitative data to: • Compare low emission vehicle technologies • Assess low emission procurement strategies • Assess low emission planning measures
The Project • Defra AQ Grant and Greenwich s106 funds • Contract with TTR, CERC and RPS • Now finalising the ‘Beta Version’
The Project • Defra AQ Grant and Greenwich s106 funds • Contract with TTR, CERC and RPS • Now finalising the ‘Beta Version’ TECHNOLOGY GUIDANCE
The Project • Defra AQ Grant and Greenwich s106 funds • Contract with TTR, CERC and RPS • Now finalising the ‘Beta Version’ FLEET TOOL TECHNOLOGY GUIDANCE
The Project • Defra AQ Grant and Greenwich s106 funds • Contract with TTR, CERC and RPS • Now finalising the ‘Beta Version’ FLEET TOOL DEVELOPMENT TOOL TECHNOLOGY GUIDANCE
Underlying principles • Transparent • Base data and assumptions • Calculations • Flexible • Custom vehicles and planning measures • Access to and modification of default data • Architecture – updates in data and functionality • Promote action • Not the silver bullet, but a ‘conversation starter’
Next steps • ‘Beta’ Version – November 2010 • Data gaps • Usability • Widespread release in 2011 • Free to Local Authorities • Speak to us if you’d like to help with user testing or email… info@lowemissionstrategies.org