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Horsham District Council

… Strategy (green circles) and strategic objectives from the HDPF (yellow hexagons). For example, it demonstrates how the Policies of the Local Plan link to the Climate Action Strategy, including: • Policy 31: Green Infrastructure and Biodiversity • Policy 35: Climate Change • Policy 36: Appropriate Energy Use • Policy 40: Sustainable Transport more complex issues remain. Secondly, the longer…

…; accelerating targeted climate action now and in the future – labelled in this Strategy as ‘Systems’. The five categories of systems are: Buildings, Energy, Transport, Waste, and Land Use. Delivery Routes The Strategy recognises the need for action from multiple stakeholders in order to deliver against climate targets. It presents three ‘Delivery Routes’ required, as follows: Leadership…

… to conduct research on sustainability and low carbon topics. Enable and encourage the use of the West Sussex Business Hub and support the delivery of sustainable content. Strengthen sustainability and low carbon requirements for new buildings and new developments in Horsham District. Strengthen requirements for large-scale and small-scale low carbon energy generation and storage…

…; this is because it relies on electricity from imports and gas, while the proportion of the grid electricity met through renewables lags behind the national average. Supporting new renewable energy schemes at all scales will take pressure of the national grid and support decarbonisation. Overarching Goal: • Low Carbon Energy Generation and Storage: To decarbonise Horsham District’s energy consumption…

… by maximising local renewable energy generation and enabling communities and businesses to take ownership over the energy they use. Significant carbon savings can be made by adapting Horsham District’s current transport systems. Over a third of Horsham District’s emissions are from transport, of which the vast majority are from car-transport. Reducing the number of cars on the road would support…