Including 4 closely related terms such as develop, development, and sustainability.
… achieving carbon zero aspirations will require cross sector partnerships between NHDC, Hertfordshire County Council (HCC), the Hertfordshire Climate Change Sustainability Partnership (HCCSP) - which is comprised of HCC, all ten district and borough councils, and the Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership - local businesses, and voluntary and community groups. We will also explore other means…
… to provide leadership and support for both businesses and residents to switch to renewable energy, and to adapt to the impacts of planning projects. The Council can play an important role as local planning authority, in reducing carbon emissions and providing further supplementary planning guidance to encourage more sustainable development and work towards carbon neutrality. This is especially…
… with a view to reducing our energy usage from our own estate. The three key areas of focus, below contribute most to the Council’s carbon footprint and are areas where the Council has the most scope to influence emissions: A. Reducing emissions from the District Council’s estate and operations. B. Reducing the need to travel and improving use of sustainable transport in our operations…
… important given the strategic amount of growth planned in the district, and the need for the Council to secure sustainable communities through a masterplan-led process and through place leadership. Alongside this, the Council’s overall transport vision for North Hertfordshire remains on based on sustainable transport. We recognise the many benefits of sustainable transport, both to individuals…
…, places, and the environment more widely, and want to seek to reduce car use overall across the district in favour of public transport and active travel. Encouraging people to move towards ultra-low emission vehicles and other forms of sustainable transport is critical to help us achieve our climate change and air quality ambitions. The Council will thus seek to progress policies in support…