Including the closely related terms ecological, biodiversity net, and mandatory biodiversity net.
… demonstrate biodiversity net gain. Hertsmere Borough Council can include landscape and ecological measures against climate change into its current operations and future plans as well as engage with the residents and community groups to build their resilience. Action Points Identified Policy: Set annual and five year targets for tree planting Action: Replace every tree removed…
… continuity planning at the Council is resilient to climate impacts Planning: Prepare detailed carbon offset guidance for developers Local Plan: Establish a carbon offset fund to collect payments from developments to meet any carbon shortfall from new development, to be used towards carbon offset projects Local Plan: Implement mandatory biodiversity net gain for all new developments…
…-and-recycling/hwp-annual-report-2018-19.pdf 14 Chapter 7 Carbon Offsetting and Climate Resilience Much of the borough is open countryside and the scope exists for net biodiversity gains and compensatory improvements to the green belt, as part of any strategic allocations in the new Local Plan. Such improvements can help to offset greenhouse gas emissions, improve biodiversity and build…
…, reduce temperature locally, act as barriers to flooding, improve biodiversity and hence climate resilience. The Committee for Climate Change has identified that a significant increase in tree planting is essential in order to achieve greenhouse gas removal rates required to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. The National Planning Policy Framework requires that all new developments must…
… of energy, switching to active, public and sustainable forms of transport and reducing the need to travel overall implementing principles of circular economy, buying and consuming local produce, ensuring sustainable and zero carbon new developments with compensatory improvements to greenbelts, protecting and enhancing greenbelts, open spaces and biodiversity, and building…