… regimes and support adaptation measures such as tree planting for carbon sequestration and ‘cooling-off’ benefits Use Council owned land to increase biodiversity and carry out tree planting Continue to work with Environment Agency, WCC, business organisations and community groups to develop flood mitigation measures and tree planting schemes across the district Ensure that the Local…
… Plan sets developments and land use standards that reduce carbon and increase sustainability Work Package 3 – Warwick District Climate Emergency Action Roadmap The Council does not have direct control over most of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) throughout the District. However, the Council is in a key position to enable and influence communities, businesses, institutions…
… and sustainable transport solutions Establish a responsive local monitoring, forecasting and reporting method for GHG emissions enabling collation of data and emissions reporting across the District. This needs to cover energy use and account for changes in land use from activities like tree planting. The impact of the Local Plan needs to be accounted for both in terms of transport and housing…
… Plan, sets developments and land use standards aimed at reducing carbon emissions and building sustainable communities The population of the District is likely to increase over the next 10 years, the Local Plan has an important role to play in minimizing the impact on emissions of that increase but in transport and housing Develop a spatial strategy that minimises the need to travel…
… to the Net Zero goal. Industry. Developing an ongoing mechanism to pay for emissions reductions from industry and an approach to delivering hydrogen and CCS infrastructure, alongside your promised capital support. Land use and agriculture. Introducing a world-leading package through the Agriculture and Environment Bills to cut emissions from agriculture and to pay for the 30,000 hectares…