NEW - ADEPT Carbon Leadership Programme - fully funded programme available to all local highway authorities
The ADEPT Carbon Leadership Programme, supported by DfT, will fund local highway authorities to measure and identify how to reduce their carbon emissions.
The programme has evolved from research undertaken by Proving Services on behalf of the Future Highways Research Group, and further refined through the Live Labs 2 programme.
It provides a simple, standardised way to calculate how much carbon is emitted from local road maintenance activities and where best to direct efforts to reduce this carbon footprint. As a DfT funded programme, the aim is to enable all local highway authorities across England to participate.
Key features
The Carbon Leadership Programme will allow local highway authorities to:
- Measure and evidence carbon emissions accurately
- Develop practical strategies for emissions reduction
- Improve operational efficiency
- Demonstrate environmental leadership
- Make progress towards net zero targets
About the programme
The programme consists of two modules:
- Carbon Footprint Assessment
- Best Practice Carbon Assessment
Combined, these assessments can be used to define practical steps towards reducing the carbon footprint of local highways services.
The programme’s process has been designed to answer two key questions:
- What is our current carbon footprint?
- What are we doing to reduce future carbon emissions and what can we learn from others to help us do more?
Find out more
Briefing pack
- Download the briefing pack, that explains more about the programme.
Frequently asked questions
- You can find out more about the programme here.
Webinars
You can also register for an introductory or training webinar led by the ADEPT and Proving Services teams.
There are two introductory webinar dates to choose from and three training webinar date options.
The introductory webinar provides an overview and will help you find out more about the Carbon Leadership Programme. The training webinar provides more in-depth guidance.
We recommend attending an introductory webinar first, as this will give you the foundation to get the most value from the detailed training session.
Please note that these webinars are open to local authorities (both members and non-members of ADEPT) and ADEPT corporate partner members only. Private sector organisations who are not members of ADEPT will not be admitted.
Introductory webinars (an overview of the programme and an opportunity to find out more)
- 16th June 2025 - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSec0Ya7KoCKmaXWQdEZEYRj7dfEe0sRPjYViqylWhWZ7rhPoA/viewform?usp=header
- 24th June 2025 - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScB31T1QfC1e8vdk-JOm-eGK8ML0StC_3C6pv08CjMovIGqDg/viewform?usp=header
Training webinars (detailed guidance)
- 8th, 16th and 23rd July 2025 - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfTephNXJdrr3E-eiKqJswc64ySEMxc7t3qn_dGx8NCDfq8NA/viewform?usp=header