EIR/202400419246 · FOI/EIR · not held
Employee carbon footprint: EIR release
Information requested
The carbon footprint created by employee commuting in each of the past five years broken down by mode of transport used.
Response
tonnes of CO2e tonnes of CO2e tonnes of CO2e tonnes of CO2e 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 Bus 683 22 192 141 Rail 911 26 226 323 Car 5484 170 1524 1128 Motorcycle 31 1 9 6 Taxi 7 0 2 2 Total 7116 219 1952 1600
While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Scottish Government does not have some of the information you have requested. Therefore we are refusing part of your request under the exception at regulation 10(4)(a) of the EIRs. The reasons why that exception applies are explained below.
The Scottish Government started measuring commuting carbon in the 2019/20 reporting year. Data before this date is not available. Data for 2023/24 financial year is still being compiled.
This exception is subject to the 'public interest test'. Therefore, taking account of all the circumstances of this case, we have considered if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exception. We have found that, on balance, the public interest lies in favour of upholding the exception. While we recognise that there may be some public interest in information about employee commuting, clearly we cannot provide information which we do not hold.
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Detected exemption language
Therefore we are refusing part of your request under the exception at regulation 10(4)(a) of the EIRs.
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