…://www.slough.gov.uk/downloads/file/1279/cd-5-3-core-strategy-development-plan-document-december-2008- 2. BACKGROUND & CONTEXT COVID-19 AND A GREEN RECOVERY COVID-19 & Climate Change The global disruption and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have forced governments, businesses and citizens to radically reassess their policy decisions, operations and lifestyles respectively. The ongoing…
… or irreversible change and we are held to account as a nation against international climate targets. A Green Recovery To maintain the prospect of meeting the commitments set out in the Paris Agreement, it is essential that government policies in response to the economic crisis avoid locking nations into carbon intensive pathways, and instead steer economies towards a resilient Green Recovery…
… of principles which it recommends should inform this Green Recovery. Decisiveness will be required as we recover from this crisis, responding with policy that is centred around the resilience, health and wellbeing of local communities. Thames Valley Berkshire has outlined the need to become truly sustainable and reduce inequality as two key areas in COVID-19 recovery priorities in the LEP…