The Carbon Conversation, February 2010: Carbon Voyage

Carbon Conversation: Business Travel and the Environment James Swanston Carbon Voyage

≈ ≈ Overview The Problem – The impact of transport on the environment Why this shouldn't be a problem Creating a solution – Measuring and Managing Creating a solution – Pieces of the puzzle Longer term opportunities

2 Degrees An Urgent Concern Corporate Barriers The Problem

Some of the inefficiencies Needless doubling up of vehicles Congestion Financial control/ management Disconnect between demand and supply Carbon Emissions Pollutants Stove-piped transport modes Under-utilised transport assets Vehicle running costs The Problem

Is there buy-in at all levels to make real changes? Corporate Barriers The Problem

Going green with business transport has clear financial incentives Corporate Barriers The Problem … which shouldn't be a problem

Video Conferencing instead of travel Increased efficiency in shipping Staff travel plan and patient transport scheme Corporate Examples Some empirical stuff

Can I share a vehicle? Can I take a train instead of a taxi? What is my driving style? What about a video conference? Easy Things to Do At a more basic level

Baseline What do you need to cover? Easy Things to Do Measuring and Managing

Management Implications
System Needs
Employees
Easy Things to Do Measuring and Managing

Reporting
Mandatory
Optional
Easy Things to Do Measuring and Managing

Walking Bikes Easy Things to Do Non Technical Options

Easy Things to Do Public Transport

What else could that vehicle be doing? How does that package or those goods really need to be sent? Easy Things to Do Shared/ Optimised Transport

Home Working Video Conferencing Easy Things to Do No Transport

Green washing or worthwhile? Easy Things to Do Offsetting

Low emission vehicles Telematic devices Driving styles Easy Things to Do Fleet Management

Alignment of Values Easy Things to Do Suppliers

Government incentives and regulation Vehicle efficiencies Easy Things to Do Longer term opportunities

≈ ≈ Summary Individual and collective responsibilities Going green – a good return on investment

The Carbon Conversation, February 2010: Carbon Voyage

by Emily Wearmouth on Feb 05, 2010

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