RSTA News
When it comes to meeting the carbon footprint reduction requirements of the National Indicator 186, many local authorities are 'talking the talk but failing to walk the walk'. That is the unfortunate conclusion following this week's Joint IHT/ICE Conference on Transportation Delivery at Loughborough University.
Under NI 186 – Per Capita CO2 Emissions in the LA Area, local authorities are required to support carbon emission reduction strategies for their local area. One significant area where CO2 reduction can be achieved is through the use of road surface treatments which can help to lower the embodied carbon in highways. Yet, when questioned over the implementation of carbon emission reducing strategies for local highways, Andrew Walford, Service Head for Environment and Regeneration at the Audit Commission said: "I am aware that of all local authorities only 6 currently are in step with the requirements of NI 186." He recommended that divisional and county surveyors should be reminded of their obligations to progress plans towards meeting the requirements of the indicator.
