Including 5 closely related terms such as climate change, tackle climate, and climate change.
… on local planning authorities (LPAs) to include policies in their Local Plan designed to tackle climate change and its impacts under Section 19 (1A) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 20041. Policies must be designed to secure development and the use of land in the LPA area to contribute to the mitigation of, and adaptation to, climate change. 1.2 Increasing the use of renewable…
… and low carbon energy technologies will work towards making sure that the UK continues to have a secure energy supply. It will aid in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to slow down climate change and also stimulate investment in new jobs and businesses. 1.3 The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)2 states that “Renewable energy covers energy flows that occur naturally…
….” 2.2 The NPPF (paragraph 99)4 also states that: “Local Plans should take account of climate change over the longer term, including factors such as flood risk, coastal change, water supply and changes to biodiversity and landscape. New development should be planned to avoid increased vulnerability to the range of impacts arising from climate change. When new development is brought forward…
… resource according to the East of England Renewable and Low Carbon Energy Capacity Study, therefore they have not been assessed further as part of this study. 6 POLICY BACKGROUND 3.1 There are a number of International, European and National policies in place which aim to reduce the impacts of climate change and encourage the use of renewable and low carbon energy. Some…
… of these important policies are detailed further below. International and European policy 3.2 The Kyoto Protocol5 is an international agreement setting targets for industrialised countries to cut their greenhouse gas emissions. The Kyoto Protocol emerged from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which was signed by nearly all nations at the 1992 Earth Summit meeting in Kyoto…