… ................................................................................ 48 13.2.1 Sustainable procurement, commissioning .................................................................... 48 13.2.2 Renewable electricity procurement ............................................................................. 48 13.2.3 Staff commuting and home working ............................................................................ 49 13.2.4 Co-investment…
… the climate crisis; enhanced biodiversity was central to the City’s overall ‘net zero’ vision along with more cycling, walking, and public transport, and far fewer cars; the buildings sector should adopt improved building standards, widespread retrofitting, and more domestic and non- domestic energy needs should be met by sustainable sources…
…, and in the beneficial physical and social consequences of adopting new low-carbon ways of living and working. Government spending to build back better after the Covid-19 crisis presents an opportunity to invest in green infrastructure such as active travel routes. Cotswold District Council Climate Emergency Strategy 2020-2030 19 The Council, through its Local Plan review, forthcoming sustainable…
…, with the biggest fall in GDP of any G7 country, in the context of the deepest global economic downturn since the 1930s. The fallout of the pandemic, and the speed of economic recovery for this country are unknown, but a sustained recession will undermine confidence and the ability to deliver projects of every type. 5.3.3 Covid-19 Most commentators predict that we will have to learn to live…