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
Introductory webinars were held on 16th and 24th June 2025. If you were unable to attend but would like to know more before registering, a recording of the introductory webinar is available upon request. Please contact [email protected] for more information.
You can still register for a training webinar in August or September led by the ADEPT and Proving Services teams by using the link below.
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.
Training webinars (detailed guidance)
Training webinars were originally held on the 8th, 16th and 23rd July 2025. Due to their popularity and increased interest in the programme, additional training webinars will be held on 10th September and 17th September.
You can register for one of the training webinars here.
Each training webinar covers the same content so you need only attend one.
