…, as with planning, there are boundaries often set by Government as to what can and cannot be achieved through local regulatory change. 3.19 Co-benefits There are many ancillary benefits to Climate Change mitigation and adaption projects. Less traffic means better air quality and more pleasant environment. Flood management projects such as SUDS (Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems) will have biodiversity…
… policies aims to improve the quality of life for individuals which in some instances will bring carbon benefits. Policies and projects pursued for climate change purposes will have positive outputs for mental wellbeing and physical activity targets. Obvious examples include air quality where efforts to reduce carbon will have air quality benefits and vice versa. 3.20 Existing work Gloucester City…