The Low Emission Toolkit

Katherine Stanger

Low Emission Strategies Partnership

web: www.lowemissionstrategies.orgemail: info@lowemissionstrategies.org

• Reduce transport emissions

• Run by local authorities for local authorities

• Support and profile good practice

The LES Partnership

Regional GroupsLeeds City RegionLiverpool City RegionSussex

‘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’

TECHNOLOGY GUIDANCE

FLEET TOOL

The Project

• Defra AQ Grant and Greenwich s106 funds

• Contract with TTR, CERC and RPS

• Now finalising the ‘Beta Version’

TECHNOLOGY GUIDANCE

FLEET TOOLDEVELOPMENT

TOOL

TECHNOLOGY GUIDANCE

FLEET TOOL

DEVELOPMENT TOOL

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