Corporate commitments
Corporate travel emissions
We commit to delivering corporate policies and initiatives that minimise travel and encourage the adoption of active travel and low carbon alternatives.
Our goal for 2025 to 2028 is to work towards a reduction of 7% in our business travel by 2030
| Actions | Owner | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Continue to deliver schemes to support Council staff and Councillors to minimise travel where possible and to adopt low carbon business travel and travel to work in line with the Go Green Travel Plan. | Service Director for Human Resources and Organisational Development | 2025 to 2027 |
Low carbon fleet
We commit to implementing a vehicle decarbonisation programme.
Our goal for 2025 to 2028 is to replace 30% of our fleet with electric vehicles by the end of 2026 (70 out of 220 vehicles), including 100% of our small fleet.
| Actions | Owner | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Continue the fleet rationalisation programme and the replacement of our small vans and cars by zero carbon vehicles. | Interim Strategic Director for Growth | 2025/26 |
| Pursue funding opportunities to create charging substations to meet the increasing energy needs of the Council fleet and to deliver trials of zero emission specialist vehicles within the Council fleet. | Interim Strategic Director for Growth | 2025 to 2028 |
| Commission a study on pathways to decarbonise the city council’s fleet of large specialist vehicles, with a view to phasing out the purchasing of new diesel vehicles and replacing the rest of the Council fleet with zero emission vehicles in the period between 2027 and 2030. | Interim Strategic Director for Growth | 2025/26 |
Influencing commitments
Low carbon transport policies
We commit to providing local policies and initiatives that facilitate the decarbonisation of the transport system.
Our goal for 2025 to 2028 is to progress multiple initiatives to incentivise sustainable transport.
| Actions | Owner | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Explore options, feasibility, potential role and benefits of emissions-based vehicle charging tariffs in both incentivising sustainable transport choices and in supporting sustainable transport projects. | Interim Strategic Director for Growth | 2025/26 |
| Submit an expression of interest for participation in the Department of Transport's e-scooter trial scheme. | Interim Strategic Director for Growth | 2025/26 |
Low carbon transport infrastructure
We commit to providing public infrastructure needed to meet the city's low carbon transport needs.
Our goals for 2025 to 2028 are to:
- Contribute towards the achievement of the Enhanced Partnership Bus Service Improvement Plan bus patronage targets (2030 Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) target (23,013,275) and 2034 BSIP target (26,073,937).
- Achieve a target of 30,000 registered Beryl bike users as a proxy for regular cycling in the city.
- Install public Electric Vehicle charge points for use in 200 parking bays each year in 2026, 2027 and 2028.
- Deliver the final 1.3 miles of improved cycling and walking routes by 2026.
- Deliver 10 new or improved road crossing points by 2026.
| Actions | Owner | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Implement the Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy for the City, including establishing charging hubs at key destinations, on-street provision, and considering electric vehicle users in parking policy and infrastructure projects. | Interim Strategic Director for Growth | 2025 to 2028 (as part of a 10-year strategy to 2034) |
| Deliver the programme of improved cycling and walking routes, and improvement of road crossing points. | Interim Strategic Director for Growth | 2025/26 |
| Work with the car club provider to support the expansion of the pool of electric vehicles available to the public, with the aim of doubling the number of vehicles available between 2025 and 2026. | Interim Strategic Director for Growth | 2025/26 |
| Implement the Plymouth Zero Emission Bus Regional Area 2 Fund project in full delivering 50 electric double decker buses and associated charging infrastructure. | 2025/26 | |
| Implement bus corridor improvements, smart signal technology and the reallocation of road space to prioritise buses. | 2025 to 2028 |
Low carbon transport partnerships
We commit to co-producing decarbonisation plans and initiatives with partners from across the transport system.
Our goals for 2025 to 2028 are set out in the Plymouth Plan.
| Actions | Owner | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Work with regional (Peninsula Transport Strategic Transport Board) and national (Department for Transport-backed Coral programme) partners to explore opportunities for the widespread implementation of integrated ticketing systems on buses. | Interim Strategic Director for Growth | 2025 to 2028 |