Fleet

Sustainability

Carbon Emissions

As part of the Targets for Sustainable Operations on the Government Estate, central government is required to:

• Reduce carbon emissions from road vehicles used for Government administrative operations by 15% by 2010/11, relative to 2005/06 levels.

Solutions
1. Establish current CO2 emissions for owned, leased, hired and employee-owned vehicles used for administrative purposes
2. Use the OGC Vehicle Costing Model to compare emissions from a like-for-like vehicle replacement profile with alternative restricted profiles
3. Introduce demand management measures to reduce "administrative" vehicle travel where possible
4. Promote the use of tele- and video-conferencing where the journey can be avoided. See Buying Solutions for framework agreements covering conferencing products
5. Encourage better journey planning and use of public transport, where appropriate. See Transport Direct website for journey planning tools.
6. Review options for transferring drivers out of their own vehicles ('grey fleet') and into lease, pool or spot hire cars for business journeys. See OGC guide 'Grey Fleet: Emerging Best Practice'

New Vehicles Standard

Defra's Mandatory 'Quick Wins' Standards include a revised standard for CO2 emissions to be met on all new purchases of government cars. To ensure that government leads by example, a fleet average procurement target of 130g/km CO2 by 2010/11 has been set for new cars purchased by government and used for administrative operations.

Solutions
1. Keep checking these pages for more information on the target
2. Review your organisational policies on vehicle choice and ensure these are in line with the new standard in terms of emissions levels
3. Use the OGC Costing Model to help implement restrictions on vehicle choice relative to emissions levels. 
4. Contact Dft to discuss the £20 million programme to promote and support low carbon vehicle development through public sector procurement.

For further information please contact the OGC Fleet Team at fleet@ogc.gsi.gov.uk.