… expansion CO-BENEFITS Health benefits due to improved air quality, healthier diets and more walking and cycling. Clean growth and industrial opportunities Source: Committee on Climate Change The committee has recommended a series of new policy actions including: • Bringing the ban on the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles forward from 2040 to 2030 or 2035 • Stronger incentives to purchase cleaner…
… vehicles • Plans for the roll out of zero emissions HGVs • Schemes to support walking, cycling and public transport • Improving energy efficiency in industry by 20% by 2030 • Capital support for industry decarbonisation • The development of a low carbon heat strategy • New build standards to ensure new homes are ultra efficient and use low carbon heating by 2025 • The planting of 30,000+ hectares…
… issues on the grid. Priority 4: Encourage low carbon travel Transport is the sector that generates the most carbon emissions across our district and it continues to grow. Encouraging people to swap their petrol or diesel car for an electric or other low emission vehicle and to use more sustainable modes of travel, ie walking, cycling, buses, car- sharing, will be crucial in meeting our…
…. Most people believe walking, cycling or using public transport instead of using a car would have the biggest impact in tackling climate change. People felt eating less dairy and meat would have the least impact. It was also found the majority of the public believe responsibility for tackling climate change rests primarily with central government (45%), followed by the general public (27…