North East Freight Partnership Quarterly Meeting. 5 th December 2018

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1 North East Freight Partnership Quarterly Meeting 5 th December 2018

2 Agenda Time Item Speakers 10:00 Reception - Teas and coffees available 10:30 Introductions and Apologies 10:35 Minutes of September 2018 meeting John Bourn, NECA Matters arising from September meeting Brexit update implications for the freight sector Malcolm Bingham, Freight Transport Association Knowledge Transport Project (KTP) Overview of fund to support knowledge transfer between research institutions and businesses. 11:25 Entry into the Logistics Sector from Services Overview of the initiative from the Career Transition Partnership Air quality initiatives in the North East A freight perspective Update on Air Quality work in the North East. Gendao Li, Northumbria University Jon Lee MIRP Employer Relationship Manager, Career Transition Partnership John Bourn, NECA Overview of North East Freight Partnerships Activities Overview of the activities for of the Partnership. Paul Davison, AECOM 12:25 Any Other Business John Bourn,NECA Close of meeting

3 Housekeeping

4 Introductions and apologies

5 Minutes of June 2018 meeting

6 Brexit update implications for the freight sector Malcolm Bingham, Freight Transport Association

7 Partnership Update Knowledge Transport Project (KTP) Gendao Li, Northumbria University

8 Partnership Update Entry into the Logistics Sector from Services Jon Lee MIRP, Employer Relationship Manager, Career Transition Partnership

9 Introducing the Career Transition Partnership (CTP) Jon Lee Employer Relationship Manager North East & Cumbria

10 What is the Career Transition Partnership? Career Transition Partnership A partnering An agreement between the Ministry of Defence and Right Management, who are part of the ManpowerGroup Incorporating the Regular Forces Employment Association (RFEA) to provide the best of public and private sector practice. The CTP provides transition services to all eligible members of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines, Army and Royal Air Force, regardless of time served or reason for leaving. 10

11 The Resettlement Process Career Transition Partnership 2 years before discharge Approval to access service 3 day Career Transition Workshop 1:1 Unlimited Career Consultant support Vocational training support Discharge date CTP RightJob 1:1 Unlimited Consultant support Employment support dependent on need 2 years after discharge Over 90% settled in new job after 6 months 11

12 Early Service Leavers Career Transition Partnership Open to those who have served less than four years, or have been administratively discharged regardless of reasons for leaving. Career s advice and tools to support ESLs into work, further education, apprenticeships or training Employer partners offer job opportunities, training and apprenticeships 12

13 Wounded, Injured & Sick Career Transition Partnership An individualised and inspirational career service which empowers wounded, injured and sick to achieve a sustainable and fulfilling career. Employer Partners offer training, work placement, job and support Inspiring and motivating individuals to embrace different career opportunities beyond the Armed Forces Helping develop skills and experience for future employment Helping the transition back to work following a lengthy recovery Offering invaluable experience of civilian work environments Helping with understanding and accessing training and career development opportunities 13

14 Transferable Skills Career Transition Partnership Military Trade Parachute Regiment Workshop Manager - Vehicles Technical Supply Specialist Navel Airmen Royal Logistics Corps RAF Police Driver Civilian Job HGV Driver Health & Safety Manager Operational Driver Trainer Senior Traffic Engineer Director of Road Space Management IT Engineer Warehouse Manager 14

15 How do employers benefit? Career Transition Partnership We offer a cost- free recruitment service Nationwide coverage through the CTP Employment Team Web-based Job Site called CTP RightJob: Enabling employers to post vacancies Service leavers can job search and receive alerts Consultants provide job matching and notification services Events including Company Awareness Days, Online Events and Employment Fairs 15

16 Civilian work Attachments Career Transition Partnership What are the Key Benefits of CWAs? The opportunity to assess ex-forces personnel as potential employees and to shortlist individuals. A cost-free, risk-free option: there are no salary costs and you are under no obligation to offer future employment. If you have not worked with the CTP before, Civilian Work Attachments help you test whether our recruitment pool is suitable for you. You can advertise these opportunities for free via the CTP online jobs board, RightJob and receive CVs in application to allow you to pick the right candidate for you. 16

17 Employer Connections Career Transition Partnership The CTP has provided the route for hundreds of organisations to secure highly skilled employees, whilst making significant savings on their recruitment spend. 17

18 Partnership Update Air quality initiatives in the North East A freight perspective John Bourn, NECA

19 AIR QUALITY John Bourn, North East Regional Transport Team

20 STRUCTURE Background National and International Standards & Causes of Air Pollution Current UK Policy Context The situation in the North East Getting to real-world solutions Conclusions and next steps

21 THE ISSUE Air pollution is now the biggest environmental risk to public health in Europe, causing an estimated 400,000 premature deaths a year, and most EU countries are failing to meet air quality standards set 20 years ago EU Court of Auditors Sept 2018

22 BACKGROUND There are a number of national and international guidelines regarding air pollution, using a number of terms: Air Quality Standards are concentrations recorded over a given time period, which are considered to be acceptable in terms of what is scientifically known about the effects of each pollutant on health and on the environment. They can also be used as a benchmark to indicate whether air pollution is getting better or worse. An exceedence is a period of time (defined for each standard) where the concentration is higher than that set out in the Standard. An objective is the target date on which exceedences of a Standard must not exceed a specified number. (source: DEFRA, 2018)

23 BACKGROUND (2) When we talk about Air Quality we typically mean: Particles (known as PM, typically PM 10 and PM 2.5 ) Nitrogen Dioxide (NO 2 ) Ozone (O 3 ) Sulphur Dioxide (SO 2 ) Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) Benzene (C 6 H 6 ) 1,3-butadiene (C 4 H 6 ) Carbon Monoxide (CO) Lead The UK meets EU limits on Benzene, Carbon Monoxide, Lead, Butadiene, PAH, Sulphur Attention recently has been primarily on NO 2 and PM

24 EU AND UK CONTEXT The EU typically drives action to improve Air Quality The Ambient Air Quality Directive (2008/50/EC) sets legally binding limits for concentrations in outdoor areas Made into UK law through the Air Quality Standards Regulations 2010 Immune to Brexit! In the UK the 1995 Environment Act requires Local Authorities to review air quality in their area and declare an Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) if improvements are required International Equivalent is the Gothenburg Protocol, which sets national emissions limits (in terms of tonnes) Further legislation on particular sources (Industrial Emissions Directive, Medium Combustion Plant Directive etc) You might think all these different regulations were confusing and you d be right!

25 UK POSITION The UK is in contravention of the EU ambient Air Quality Directive and has been so for some time for NO 2 Compliance was meant to be in 2010 and got extended Almost all the zones failed the annual mean limit value of 40 micrograms per cubic metre Many other EU countries are also in violation, typically more industrialised ones DEFRA have lost three High Court actions from an NGO (Client Earth) who argued that they were not ensuring compliance fast enough and needed a new plan The most relevant case required new national plan in place by end of July 2017 and action in the shortest possible time

26 THE IMPACT OF FREIGHT TRANSPORT Freight vehicles are almost completely reliant on diesel fuels HGVs accounted for 21% of Nitrogen Oxide emissions from road transport in 2014 while accounting for only 5% of vehicle miles Vans accounted for 30% of Nitrogen Oxide emissions while accounting for only 15% of vehicle miles (the second biggest road transport contributor after cars)

27 AIR QUALITY ISSUES FOR OPERATORS Inflated prices of new and second hand Euro VI HGVs (Road Haulage Association report increases as high as 3x) Residual values for HGVs with a EURO standard lower than Euro VI are at a record low Lack of market availability of Euro VI HGVs as more companies, especially those with the capacity to upgrade, are purchasing large numbers of vehicles as soon as they become available No current retrofitting option for HGVs

28 WHY DO WE CARE? Poor Air Quality is a significant cause of premature mortality and poorer quality of life. The cost of this has been estimated at 15bn per year nationally Around 40,000 early deaths are attributable to outdoor air pollution annually in the UK and 5% of annual deaths in England Complex relationship between pollutants, particularly NO 2 and PM. Exposure to PM appears to have the most significant health impacts

29 WHAT S THE CAUSE? The long-term picture of changes in air quality is positive Changes in industrial emissions, reductions in home coal/wood fires and cleaner vehicles UK as a whole compliant with total emissions standard, the problem is with concentrations, particularly in urban areas Transport remains a large contributor to poor air quality, particularly in the case of NO x - up to 80% of concentrations at roadside due to Transport Majority of this is from diesel, particularly cars and van New final national Plan for NO 2 published 26 July 2017 UK annual emissions of NO x since 2000 Roadside NO x split by source, 2017

30 CLEAN AIR ZONES What is a Clean Air Zone/CAZ? Clean Air Zones improve the urban environment to support public health and the local economy, making cities more attractive places to live, work, do business and spend leisure time. They support cities to grow and transition to a low emission economy thus ensuring these benefits are sustainable for the long term. DEFRA Sounds great

31 CLEAN AIR ZONES In reality, two kinds of Clean Air Zone: Non-charging Charging Non-charging can contain a wide range of measures designed to improve air quality, including changes to licensing, access restrictions, traffic management, sustainable travel, electric vehicles Charging Clean Air Zones charge some types of vehicles some amount of money to travel on some roads within an area if they do not meet emissions standards Working out all the some is the biggest challenge which vehicles? Which roads? And how much? Charging Clean Air Zones are administered under the Transport Act 2000 and would typically be run through Automatic Number Plate Recognition systems with an online payment facility like the Congestion Charge in London

32 CLEAN AIR ZONE CLASSES Standard New car registrations from Euro 1 31 December 1992 Euro 2 01 January 1997 Euro 3 01 January 2001 Euro 4 01 January 2006 Euro 5 01 January 2011 Euro 6 01 September 2015

33 WHAT OTHER AUTHORITIES ARE DOING Local Authority CAZ Type Location Additional Measures Birmingham D Inner Ring Road Yes Leeds B Northern half of outer Ring Road Yes Southampton B City-Wide Yes Nottingham None None Yes Derby None City Centre Yes Bath D City Centre Yes York A/Low Emission Zone City Centre No Glasgow Low Emission Zone City Centre No Edinburgh Low Emission Zone Various No London ULEZ Central Yes

34 HOW OTHER AUTHORITIES MAY CHARGE Authority Birmingham Leeds Charge Structure Buses, coaches: / day HGVs: / day Taxis and PHVs: / day LGVs: / day Private cars: / day Buses, coaches and HGVs 50 / day Taxis and PHVs: / day Taxis and PHVs (Leeds licensed drivers only): 50 / week London Motorcycles (Euro 3), Petrol vehicles (Euro 4), Diesel cars and vans (Euro 6): / day HGVs, buses, coaches (Euro VI): 100 / day (replaces T-Charge) Southampton Buses, coaches: 100 / day HGVs: 100 / day Taxis and PHVs: / day Bath Cars, Taxis, LGVS: 9 Buses, Coaches, HGVs: 100

35 Inner vs Outer

36 Differing impacts: Outer zones more effective at rerouting through traffic beyond urban boundaries Impacts on a greater number of operators and users to upgrade Higher set-up and administration costs Potential unintended consequences of smaller zones rerouting to rat run around zones Considerations about income, deprivation, employment and health

37 Which is all very well, but how does it affect me

38 SITUATION IN THE NORTH EAST As noted before, using national PCM model, identified 29 Local Authorities where there are NO 2 exceedances in 2021/22, including 3 within Tyneside (Newcastle, Gateshead, North Tyneside). Also issues in Sunderland and South Tyneside but likely to be resolved in 2019 Includes portions of the A1, Tyne Bridge and Coast Road Tyneside authorities modelled to reach compliance between 2021 and 2022

39 WHAT HAPPENED NEXT As a result, three authorities are subject to a legal direction (Environmental Act 1995 (Feasibility Study for Nitrogen Dioxide Compliance) Air Quality Direction 2017) from the Secretary of State for DEFRA. This requires that the authorities: Must undertake a feasibility study (business case) by the end of 2018 to identify the option that will deliver compliance with legal limits for NO 2 in the area for which authorities are responsible, in the shortest possible time. -This must be tested against a Charging Clean Air Zone. Any solution must be in place by 31 December 2020

40 NORTH EAST CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES Challenges: The North East as a whole has slightly older vehicles than the national average, meaning that each vehicle is more polluting; For central Newcastle, many journeys are through the area, rather than to the area; The geography of Tyneside, with its limited number of river crossings and strategic roads, funnels traffic into a few areas; Areas of lower incomes are often exposed to a greater number of pollutants, despite being linked to fewer emissions; The Government did not fund a continuation of sustainable travel promotion (known as Go Smarter ) in the North East and has generally cut the available funds for local authorities to take action; Highways England, rather than the City Council, control the major strategic roads in the region (A1 and A19), including areas of exceedance.

41 Opportunities: NORTH EAST CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES The region has a very strong Public Health focus and works closely with Public Health England; The region has a high uptake of Ultra Low Emission Vehicles and provision of infrastructure and a clear commitment to building upon our strengths; Newcastle already has rates of cycling which are the best in the region and has a significant programme of capital investment for cycling under the Cycle City Ambition Fund; Tyne and Wear has a comprehensive and efficient Urban Traffic Management and Control Centre; We have a very good working relationship with Newcastle University, who are leaders in Intelligent Transportation, Air Quality and urban sensing and data; Tyne and Wear has a comprehensive and well-used public transport network, including the 4th highest bus use per head outside London (101 journeys per person per year); We have a good relationship with our stakeholders and have previously held stakeholder-led events to help shape our consultation responses to Government; and The UK Government is willing to make funding available through various sources in order to address these issues. (Yay!)

42 WHAT HAVE WE DONE SINCE BEING GIVEN THE LEGAL DIRECTION Secured funding to upgrade more than 200 buses that use the identified areas Submitted a further bid for Ultra Low Emission Buses Work on Ultra Low Emission Taxi bid Secured funding to upgrade traffic signals at a series of junctions and update information about parking Secured funding to invest in a city centre cycle route and routes in Gateshead and North Tyneside Undertaking a detailed, technical, multi-modal study examining the options which will bring us into compliance and their impacts

43 AIR QUALITY INITIAL LOCAL ASSESSMENT Monitoring data from both 2016 and 2017 were analysed and at each site, the higher concentration was used. Air Quality Consultants identified cluster locations. Cluster locations were: A1(M); A1058; Newcastle City Centre; Tyne Bridge; and North Newcastle.

44 SOURCE APPORTIONMENT Mode Driving a car or van Mode Split (%) by Local Authority Newcastl Gateshea North England e upon d Tyneside & Wales Tyne On foot Bus, minibus or coach Passenger in car/van Work at home Metro/Undergrou nd Bicycle Train (data: 2011 Census Journey to Work) Road transport is a major contributor to NO 2 emissions. No other single major sources of NOx have been identified within Tyne and Wear. The largest contributor at most locations are diesel cars, followed by diesel LGVs. There are non-pcm locations where buses are the highest contributor, typically in the Newcastle Urban Core Just over 2/3 of the Nitrogen Dioxide on the A167(M) Central Motorway is from cars (55% on Tyne Bridge) Around half of this comes from EURO5 diesel cars, although we do not know how many of these vehicles / cars are taxis

45 FINDING A SOLUTION Ultimately, the Tyneside Air Quality Plan will improve air quality by: Encouraging more local people to walk, cycle and use public transport as part of their regular journeys; Improving the emissions standards of private, passenger and commercial vehicles in Tyneside; and Enabling efficient flow of traffic through key links in our area. Method for options prioritisation: Spending Objectives Scope Service Solution Service Delivery Funding

46 Primary criteria: Secondary objectives: SPENDING OBJECTIVES Are schemes deliverable within the timescale (before the end of 2020), and will they have an impact on improving air quality? To deliver a scheme that improves public health in the Tyneside Authority areas in the shortest possible time. To deliver a scheme that enables future economic growth and sustains jobs and communities in the Tyneside Authority areas. To deliver a scheme that promotes a fairer society and does not detrimentally impact vulnerable populations in the Tyneside Authority areas.

47 SOME OF THE NON-CAZ OPTIONS IDENTIFIED INCLUDE Leases / Grants to retrofit taxis, HGVs and LGVs Public campaigns and behaviour change measures Additional public EV charging points Subsidised / Integrated ticketing for Park and Ride Traffic management improvements No-idling campaign Local Abatement of air quality Changes to speed limits Park & Ride expansion Minor Infrastructure measures to improve traffic and public transport flow Improving walking and cycling routes to public transport interchanges Encouraging freight re-timing and the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme Traffic Management Act Part 6 (moving traffic offences)

48 What are other authorities doing?

49 Local Authority CAZ Type Additional Measures Birmingham Leeds Southampton Nottingham D B B None Mobility package for low income individuals Scrappage scheme for low income individuals Grant for taxi upgrades Free miles for ULEV LGVs Campaign Residents parking scheme 73% of taxis and private hire vehicles upgrade to hybrid vehicles 500 LGVs upgrade to new electric vehicles Discounts on charge for eligible Taxis & HGVs. Incentives for upgrading to Clean Air Zone compliant vehicles for eligible Taxis & HGVs Access to support for promoting CAZ complaint operations Retrofitting buses ULEV taxis only Council fleet replacement with ULEVs

50 Local Authority CAZ Type Additional Measures Derby None Retrofitting council HGV fleet Cleaner taxis research and engagement programme Air quality campaign OLEV Go Ultra Low City Project Sustainable travel / behaviour change (through Sustainable Travel Access Fund) Changes to traffic management and traffic flow Bath B/C/D Retrofitting older buses An air quality awareness campaign Additional retrofitting of older buses Anti-idling enforcement Reduced cost of parking permits for ultralow emission vehicles such as fully electric cars Additional and improved cycle parking Additional and improved electric vehicle charging points Extended opening hours at the park & ride sites, plus secure overnight parking Walk/scoot/cycle-to-school initiatives Financial support schemes for residents and businesses that need it most subject to funding post-2021 Additional improvements to walking and cycling routes Introduction of electric cycle hire in the city Expansion of low-emission car and van clubs in the city Public transport improvements on key routes into the city and within the zone Smaller park & ride sites along existing bus routes Support for local HGV owners to retrofit Euro 4 and 5 diesel vehicles York A/LEZ Bus Retrofit Changes to specification of bus contracts

51 WHAT ARE THE SCALE OF THESE MEASURES? DEFRA have set aside ~ 450m for Implementation/Mitigation Leeds- request for 40m Birmingham request for 36m Birmingham scheme also anticipates receiving significant revenue in surplus of operation in early years

52 WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES IN THIS SORT OF PLAN? Deliverability of individual measures Then dependencies between measures Poor evidence base for many measures impact on NO2 Co-ordination between multiple authorities and agencies Atypical focus on shortest possible time rather than Value for Money Long technical run-times for transport and Air Quality models Managing multi-consultant teams Managing expectations

53 WHAT HAPPENS NEXT FOR US? Local Authorities submit Outline Business Case to DEFRA in the shortest possible time Full public consultation on a preferred option Submission of Final Business Case to DEFRA Funding and Implementation by 2021 Watch this space!

54 THANK YOU. QUESTIONS?

55 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Newcastle Monitoring Air Quality - COMEAP - Air Quality Plan for NO2 - Newcastle/Gateshead Low Emission Zone Feasibility Study - Joint Select Committee on Air Quality - select/health-committee/inquiries/parliament-2017/improving-air-quality-17-19/

56 North East Freight Partnership Update Paul Davison, AECOM

57 2018/19 Tasks a) Project Management b) FORS c) Destination maps d) Freight on Rail e) Water Freight Group f) Vulnerable Road User (VRU) safety g) Promoting the Partnership and information exchange h) Partnership management and information i) Operator and driver of the year awards j) University/Student liaison k) Driver skills and recruitment l) Liaison with Transport for the North m) Additional funding sources n) TRIP o) Use of technology and new ideas in ITS to benefit logistics p) Study/investigation into how Brexit may impact on how freight is transported in the region

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63 How Brexit may impact on how freight is transported in the region NEFP Brexit review highlights Literature review Boarders and Customs arrangements Skills shortages in the North East Free port Status Data Analysis -16% No deal, -11% trade deal, -3% remain Reliance on EU trade (60% of exports) Trend for North East has shown Imports/Exports have stayed balanced Case studies & Stakeholder Engagement: Opportunities in the Service sector Risk of manufacturers leaving the North East Preparation difficult as do not know which deal to plan for

64 How Brexit may impact on how freight is transported in the region Opportunities: Ports offering: Use of NE ports to ship to mainland Europe (rather than hauliers going to a Southern port) Exploration of UK markets: Encouraging Northern and Scottish businesses to export goods via NE ports Freeport status: Creating an area of a port where goods do not fall under trade agreements Encourage Ports to expand offering: Initiatives to improve RO/RO and LO/LO services Training of young people: Offer support to training providers to provide courses on logistics based learning

65 ITS Many new concepts have the potential to contribute to the activities of the freight and logistics sector. Research these technologies and assess their applicability to the North East, identifying implications for transport policy and organisations in the sector. Outputs Presentation of findings Summary note

66 NIC Meeting Special NE Freight Partnership meeting with the National Infrastructure Commission 10 th January 2019, ; Stephenson Committee Room, Newcastle Civic Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, This meeting is our chance to discuss some of the opportunities and challenges facing the freight sector in the region and to explore some of the emerging trends facing the sector

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68 Conclusion Dates of next meetings: Rail Group, February/March 2019 Partnership, March 2019, Venue TBC Water Freight, February 6 th 2019, National Glass Centre, Sunderland Skills Working Group pencilled in for 20 th February 2019