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Burnley Borough Council

…: Lancashire County Council 3. National and Local Policy Emissions Targets 3.1 Successive governments have taken steps to limit the UK’s emissions of greenhouse gases through legally binding targets. As part of an international effort the UK has been signed up to the Kyoto Protocol since 1995 and in 2016 ratified the Paris Agreement. 3.2 The 2008 Climate Change Act committed the Government…

… emissions by supporting renewable energy provision and reducing pollution. These policies are considered and applied to all relevant developments across the borough and are central to the determination of applications for planning permission. 3.18 Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs) can be prepared to support the Local Plan. Two of the council’s adopted and proposed SPD ‘s are particularly…

… for energy that is created or captured from natural and repeated environmental processes and does not generate greenhouse gas emissions. Renewable energy sources include sunlight, wind, water, or the Earth’s own heat. 5.46 Low carbon energy is energy that has lower emissions than the conventional use of fossil fuels. 5.47 New development can provide opportunities for self-generation…

…; effects of Climate Change 4 - Greenhouse Gases 4 3. National and Local Policy 6 - Emissions Targets 6 - Renewable Energy Targets 6 - Petrol and Diesel Vehicles 6 - Building Regulations 6 - National Planning Policy 7 - Burnley’s Local Plan 7 - Planning Reform 8 4. The Scope of the Strategy 9 - Burnley Council’s Role 9 - Working with Lancashire County Council (LCC) 9 - Working…

…: are synthetic, powerful greenhouse gases that are emitted from a variety of industrial processes. UK Emissions 2.4 In the UK, Greenhouse gas emissions in 2019 are estimated to be 43.8% lower than they were in 1990. 2.5 When broken down by gas, UK emissions are dominated by carbon dioxide, which is estimated to have accounted for about 80% of greenhouse gas emissions in the UK in 2019. Weighted…