Climate change action plan 2021-23

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PRIORITY ACTION AREA 4 - TRANSPORT THE ISSUE Transport is the single biggest contributor of emissions in Northumberland, accounting for 35% of CO 2 in 2018. Decarbonising transport requires a shift to short journeys being made by bicycle or on foot with longer journeys made by public transport or in an electric vehicle. THE COST Projects set out in this section will cost around £300m. The majority of this will come through government grant funding. Individual residents will bear some cost of the move to low emissions transport through the purchase of EVs, supported by available grants. THE BENEFITS It is difficult to calculate the carbon benefit of projects such as EV charging or cycle infrastructure as they enable a modal shift but reductions of around 5 ktCO 2 could be expected. It is estimated that up to 2000 job years will be created or supported through the delivery of these projects. Improved air quality, public health and reduced congestion would also be outcomes. 34 Climate Change Action Plan 2021-23
Transport Emissions in Northumberland In 2018, transport accounted for 637.5 ktCO 2 of Northumberland’s total emissions (35%), by far the largest category. Of this, road transport alone was responsible for 33% of the county’s total CO 2 emissions as shown in Figure 13. The remaining 2% of transport emissions comes from other sources, such as buses and railways 13 . 2.09 billion vehicle miles were travelled on roads in Northumberland in 2019. As shown in Figure 14, this is increasing each year, having risen by 31% since 2010 and by 40% since 2000 14 . Figure 15 shows that in 2019, there were just over 200,000 vehicles licensed within Northumberland. Of these, 163,862 were private cars, of which only 839 were Ultra Low Emission Vehicles (ULEVs); 481 of ULEVs were fully electric Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) 15 . This is an increase of 12% since 2010 as shown in Figure 16. 2018 CO 2 Emissions from Transport Vehicle Miles Travelled in Northumberland 500 2,200 Kilotonnes CO 2 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 Vehicle Miles (millions) 2,000 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 0 A Roads Minor Roads Diesel Railways Other Transport cars and taxis all motor vehicles Figure 13 - emissions from transport by source in 2018 Figure 14 - the number of vehicle miles travelled in Northumberland over time between 2005 and 2019 100000 90000 Licensed Vehicles in Northumberland 2019 170,000 Car Ownership in Northumberland 80000 165,000 70000 60000 50000 160,000 155,000 40000 30000 20000 150,000 145,000 10000 0 Petrol Cars Diesel Cars Diesel LGV Other Vehicles Motorcycles HGV ULEV Buses & Coaches Petrol LGV 140,000 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Figure 15 - the total number and type of vehicles licensed in Northumberland in 2019 Figure 16 - the rate of growth in car ownership in Northumberland over time between 2009 and 2019 13 https://data.gov.uk/dataset/723c243d-2f1a-4d27-8b61-cdb93e5b10ff/emissions-of-carbon-dioxide-for-localauthority-areas 14 https://roadtraffic.dft.gov.uk/local-authorities/102 15 https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/all-vehicles-veh01; VEH0105: Licensed vehicles by body type and local authority: United Kingdom Climate Change Action Plan 2021-23 35
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Page 3 and 4: GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS AONB ASHP
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Page 57 and 58: SUMMARY OF CURRENT PROJECTS The fol
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