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Burnley Borough Council

… planning permission. 3.16 Climate Change is identified as one of the “Key Issues and Challenges” and reflected in the Plan’s Objectives, in particular Objective 1: Delivering Sustainable Growth “To minimise the adverse impacts of climate change to support growth to meet the need for jobs, homes and services in the context of moving towards a low carbon economy and stemming population decline…

… Selective Licensing Schemes, Landlord Accreditation and the Private Rented Sector Forum to improve the management and condition of privately rented homes across the borough. 5.53 The Council’s business support team work closely with the East Lancashire Chamber Low Carbon Project and other programmes encouraging Burnley businesses to adapt new low carbon technologies and move to net zero…

… heat in the atmosphere). Carbon dioxide (CO2): enters the atmosphere through burning fossil fuels (coal, natural gas, and oil), solid waste, trees and other biological materials, and also as a result of certain chemical reactions. Carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere when it is absorbed by plants as part of the biological carbon cycle. Methane (CH4): is emitted during…

… the UK generally show a downward trend, Estimated carbon emissions (overall in kilotonnes and per person in tonnes) including in Burnley. 2.8 Between 2018 and 2019, CO2 emissions decreased in 360 out of the 379 local authorities in the UK (95%). The main driver of the decrease in UK emissions was a change in the fuel mix for electricity generation, with a decrease in the use of coal and more use…

… homes. 3.8 As a stepping-stone to the Future Homes Standard, in December 2021 the Government introduced an interim uplift in building regulations standards, effective from June 20225 , that would result in an estimated 31% reduction in carbon emissions from new homes compared to current standards. The emphasis will be on the adoption off a ‘fabric first approach’ with higher standards…