Including the closely related terms carbon development, and carbon saving.
… - national, regional and local - have a duty to act. As a result of this, the Council formally declared a climate emergency and set a goal for the borough to reach net zero emissions by 2030. Tackling climate change is crucial for the long-term welfare of the borough and its residents, and the Council will champion the movement towards zero-carbon communities. Sustainable, low carbon development…
… several policies that raise standards in new development as a step towards net zero carbon development. This SPD provides detailed guidance on how those policies should be interpreted and implemented, and practical advice on how development can become more sustainable. The Council will review its policies and SPDs at appropriate intervals and when doing so will raise standards further where…
… is reproduced below. Policy D2: Climate change, sustainable design, construction and energy Sustainable design and construction (1) Proposals for zero carbon development are strongly supported. Applications for development, including refurbishment, conversion and extensions to existing buildings should include information setting out how sustainable design and construction practice will be incorporated…
… (1) and (3) Applications should include information setting out how sustainable design and construction practice will be incorporated. Major developments should provide a sustainability statement. Non-major development should include information proportionate to the size of the development. Policy D2 (1) Proposals for zero carbon development are strongly supported. Policy D2 (1a) Mineral…
… that support to include low carbon heat networks in general. The use of renewable energy technologies to power heat networks has become more common and, at the same time, the decarbonisation of the national electricity grid means that the carbon savings that result from using electrically powered heat-producing technologies, such as heat pumps, have increased dramatically while the carbon savings…