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Low Emission Strategies in Practice

Low Emission Strategies in Practice. Rob Pilling (London, 12 th May 2009). web: www.lowemissionstrategies.org email: info@lowemissionstrategies.org. Contents. Low Emission Strategies - Emissions or concentrations? - Which emissions and how?

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Low Emission Strategies in Practice

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  1. Low Emission Strategiesin Practice Rob Pilling(London, 12th May 2009) web: www.lowemissionstrategies.orgemail: info@lowemissionstrategies.org

  2. Contents • Low Emission Strategies - Emissions or concentrations? - Which emissions and how? • Planning based Low Emission Strategies • The LES Programme – progress and future plans • Structure for the rest of day

  3. Emissions or concentrations? • Shift of focus within LAQM from R&A to action plan delivery, demonstrable progress required • Emphasis on quantitative assessment approaches, requires robust metrics • Need for broader and more effective working across local authority functions, requires simple, engaging and actionable metrics • Desire for integration with climate change policies and measures, which are themselves driven by emissions based assessment => Tonnes of emissions reduced is an increasingly important and relevant metric

  4. Which Emissions and How? • London Low Emission Zone • Defra Practice Guidance Documents • The LES/LEZ forum • Beacons LES (planning) Guidance • The LES Programme and Partnership(www.lowemissionstrategies.org.uk) Transport TechnologyDeployment AQ & CC

  5. ‘a package of policies & measures…’ ‘to mitigate the transport impacts of development by accelerating the uptake of low emission transport fuels and technologies in and around a new development…’ ‘secured through a combination of planning conditions & legal obligations…’

  6. Some Key Measures… • Specification of minimum emissions standards to be achieved by service vehicles accessing the site • Residential car parking with a graduated annual charge depending on Euro standard and/or vehicle VED rating • Contributions to enhance provision of local public transport, supporting deployment of low emission technologies • Provision of electrical vehicle charging points • Provision of car club, deploying low emission vehicles

  7. Standardised Charging ‘A practical approach for mitigating cumulative impacts’ Contributions to a ‘general low emission strategy fund,’ can be deployed flexibly to support a wide range of low emission projects, policies and strategic activities

  8. Putting LES into practice (1) • Corporate commitment and senior buy-in • Effective cross-department working • Basic policies and systems in place(LDF, SPD, standard terms, ways of working)

  9. Putting things into practice (2) • Key challenges: • Selection and refinement of funding formula • Impacts assessment and evidence base • Management and deployment of ‘106 funds’ • Technology deployment strategy

  10. ‘Encouraging wider adoption of low emission strategies by local authorities and supporting the effective use of associated policies and measures’

  11. Low Emission Strategies Development Programme Beacons LES Guidance Workshops, Training & Qualifications Peer Group Initiative Policy & Guidance Case studies & Dissemination Programme Board, Advisory Group and Independent Evaluation Communications Strategy (website, newsletter, PR plan)

  12. Phase I Programme Objectives Peer Group Projects Support & Demonstrate Progress Progress in managing the transport impacts of new developments though the use of low emission strategies’ Benchmark, Toolkit & Resources Provide Tools & Resources Ground tested tools, which enable any authority to assess their starting position, identify opportunities for progression and develop and implement an action plan National Policy and GuidanceFacilitate Dialogue Facilitate a dialogue … enable learnings to feed into central government policy thinking Communication strategy Maximise Dissemination Strengthen awareness and understanding… provide engaging case studies

  13. Future Plans (for discussion) Phase II Peer Support 2nd phase funding from CLG (plus match funding under development) £150k grant from CLG to pursue second phase of peer support activities. Working proposal is to operate via regional hubs, spreading good practice locally, backed up with national resource and expertise EnhancedToolkit & Resources 2009/10 Defra AQ fund bids With particular emphasis on (i) impacts assessment, (ii) Technology guidance and (iii) case studies database Low Emissions Forum Funding options under review Open forum to encourage knowledge sharing across the ‘Low Emissions Community’

  14. Structure for the rest of the day • Getting the fundamentals in place • Aspects of policy for planning based LES • Strategic opportunities for technology deployment • Tackling the challenges - Funding Formulae - Technology Deployment - Impacts Assessment Feedback forms to capture impressions and opinions from all participants. Meeting report will inform partnership development and future directions

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