Commute 2 Net Zero

“Commute2NetZero”(C2NZ)将彻底改变东洛锡安议会和东洛锡安雇主的3类7(通勤和远程办公)减排战略。C2NZ将增强现有的数据驱动型数字服务CalCommuter(在Innovate UK FastStart项目中开发为MVP)，该服务已经计算出个别员工的成本、排放量和当前和潜在通勤的持续时间，允许雇主进行基准，然后为通勤减排提供个性化激励。在与东洛锡安的至少三个大雇主(东洛锡安委员会、玛格丽特女王大学和查尔斯河实验室以及其他参与劳动力移动项目的公司)试运行之前，Commute2NetZero项目将在三个关键方面增强CalCommuter MVP：第一，与东洛锡安委员会的可持续发展和气候变化团队合作，准确捕获每个员工的远程办公模式和排放，从而能够计算他们与远程办公相关的热量和能源排放。其次，该团队将开发一个用于通勤和远程办公排放数据的自动化数据可视化仪表板，为雇主提供全面的见解，并促进根据特定员工的CalCommuter结果向特定员工提供NetZero通勤和减少热量/能源激励。最后，它将开放通勤和远程通勤数据，供东洛锡安议会和其他公共机构和研究人员使用，支持设计更好的NetZero政策和可持续旅行倡议。开放数据将使利益相关者之间能够协作理解和合作，以开发创造性和有影响力的干预措施，并监控其影响和结果。我们的解决方案通过纳入远程通勤排放分析，超越了传统的通勤规划工具，这在后COVID远程工作环境中尤其相关。创新之处在于员工通勤成本的个性化计算、通勤和远程办公数据的自动化可视化，以及个性化的减排干预。这种全面的方法使雇主能够识别排放热点，根据NetZero政策目标确定干预措施的优先顺序，并根据每位员工的实际通勤和远程工作选择针对特定的NetZero计划。通过促进根据员工需求量身定做的计划，例如针对那些具有有效循环通勤选项的人的自行车到工作计划，针对那些没有可持续通勤选择的人的工作场所停车和在家工作政策，或者为目标地区的空气和地源热泵赠款，我们可以推动特定工作场所的有意义的减排。我们的项目支持东洛锡安委员会的气候变化战略、积极的旅行改善计划和当地交通战略的目标，并应对远程工作不断演变的格局。

"Commute2NetZero" (C2NZ) will revolutionise scope 3 category 7 (commute and telecommuting) emissions reduction strategies for East Lothian Council and employers in East Lothian. C2NZ will enhance the existing data-driven digital service, "CalCommuter," (developed to MVP in Innovate UK FastStart project) which already works out the cost, emissions and duration of current and potential commutes for individual employees allowing employers to benchmark, and then provide personalised incentives for commute emission reduction.Before piloting with at least three large employers in East Lothian (East Lothian Council, Queen Margaret University, and Charles River Laboratories and others participating in the Workforce Mobility project), the Commute2NetZero project will enhance the CalCommuter MVP in three key ways: Firstly, working with East Lothian Council's Sustainability and Climate-Change team to accurately capture telecommuting patterns and emissions for each employee, enabling the calculation of their heat and energy emissions associated with telecommuting. Secondly, the team will develop an automated data visualisation dashboard for commute and telecommuting emissions data, providing comprehensive insights for employers and facilitating the targeting of NetZero commuting and heat/energy reduction incentives to specific employees based on their CalCommuter results. Lastly, it will open up commute and telecommute data for use by East Lothian Council and other public bodies and researchers, supporting the design of better NetZero policies and sustainable travel initiatives. Opening up data will enable collaborative understanding and working between stakeholders to develop creative and impactful interventions and monitor their impacts and outcomes.Our solution goes beyond traditional commute planning tools by incorporating telecommuting emissions analysis, which is particularly relevant in the post-COVID remote work landscape. The innovation lies in features such as personalised cost calculations for employee commutes, automated visualisation of commute and telecommute data, and personalised emission reduction interventions. This holistic approach allows employers to identify emission hotspots, prioritise interventions in line with NetZero policy objectives, and target specific NetZero initiatives based on each employee's actual commute and teleworking options.By promoting initiatives tailored to employee needs, such as cycle-to-work schemes for those with a valid cycle commute option, workplace parking and work from home policies for those without sustainable commute options, or air- and ground-source heat pump grants for those in target areas, we can drive meaningful emission reductions across specific workplaces. Our project supports the goals of East Lothian Council's Climate Change Strategy, the Active Travel Improvement Plan, and the Local Transport Strategy, and addresses the evolving landscape of remote work.