Where’s the carbon? Transport carbon big hitters and

what can be done about them

Alistair KirkbrideSustainable Transport Advisor

What are transport carbon emitters?

Where to target effort – and where not?

What works – and what doesn’t?

Members, colleagues & the public. Selling low carbon transport

Where’s the carbon?

% Lake District individual transport CO2

29.8

23.8

11.5

11.0

6.2

5.9

5.7

1.5

1.2

1.0

0.6

0.4

0.3

0.3

0.2

0.1

0.1

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

O/seas vis to/from plane

UK vis to/from car/van/mbike

Resident car

Vis around - car/van/mbike

Vans

HGV

O/seas vis to/from car/van/mbike

Resident public transport

UK vis to/from train

UK vis to/from bus/coach

Vis around - bus/coach

UK vis to/from coach tour

O/seas vis to/from coach tour

Resident other private

O/seas vis to/from train

Vis around - coach tour

Vis around - train

30.9%

29.5%

4.1%

16.5%

0.8%

1.7%

0.4%

0.4%

15.7% All travelTravel around the LD

% Lake District individual transport CO2

29.8

23.8

11.5

11.0

6.2

5.9

5.7

1.5

1.2

1.0

0.6

0.4

0.3

0.3

0.2

0.1

0.1

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

O/seas vis to/from plane

UK vis to/from car/van/mbike

Resident car

Vis around - car/van/mbike

Vans

HGV

O/seas vis to/from car/van/mbike

Resident public transport

UK vis to/from train

UK vis to/from bus/coach

Vis around - bus/coach

UK vis to/from coach tour

O/seas vis to/from coach tour

Resident other private

O/seas vis to/from train

Vis around - coach tour

Vis around - train

30.9%

29.5%

4.1%

16.5%

0.8%

1.7%

0.4%

0.4%

15.7% All travelTravel around the LD

Primary data DECC/DEFRA emissions factors (2009) National Travel Survey - Cumbria sub-set 2005-08 TSGB (goods & freight) (2008) Traffic counts (2008) Visitor surveys (Cumbria Tourism/ Visit Britain 2009/06)

Other local travel plan surveys local visitor surveys

Robustness?

Where’s the carbon?

CO2 - travel to Lake District (UK)

Scotland7%

W Midlands8%

East of England

7%

London7%

Wales3%

Southw est10%

E Midlands7%

Yorkshire & Humber

6%

North/North east9%

North West17%

Southeast19%

CO2 - travel to Lake District (global)Southw est

4%London

3% Wales1%

East of England3%E Midlands

3%

W Midlands3%

Scotland3%

Yorkshire & Humber

2%Southeast

8%

North West7%

North/North east4%

Overseas59%

Where’s the carbon?

Commuting, 8174, 16%

Business, 5167, 10%

Education, 1307, 3%

Shopping, 9996, 20%Personal

business, 4166, 8%

Leisure, 13611, 28%

Holiday/ day trip, 4524, 9%

Other, 2869, 6%

CO2 emissions by journey purpose (residents)

Visitor to/from Lake Districtg CO2 / passenger km

Plane 200Bus / coach 69

Car / van / motorbike 62Coach tour 31

Train 18

Travel around the Lake District

g CO2 / passenger km Car (resident) 128

Bus 112 or 69Car / van (visitor) 62

Coach tour 31(Train 18)

Walk / cycle 0

Target tourism promotion for the Lake District to specific origin areas; de-market to others?

Target modes for different origins

Develop direct links to the Lake District

Promote existing – and develop other – ticket deals to the Lake District

Revoke institutional support for the development of Carlisle Airport

Targetting?

What works?

“What Makes you Move”

Cumbria visitors 2006 / 2009

www.fld.org.uk/what-makes-you-move.html

Selling low carbon transport

Selling low carbon transport

Selling low carbon transport

Com

munity hubs

Widespread im

plementation

of travel plans

Speed reduction on

trunk roads

Public parking charges

Workplace parking levyB

us quality contractsE

V cars &

networks

Cycle infrastaructure

Urban density

National car club netw

ork

Freight best practice

Selling low carbon transport