Climate Change

02.10.2019

Environmental law charity ClientEarth has written to 100 local authorities in England urging them to set robust local carbon targets. Sam Hunter Jones outlines the rationale behind this move

Legal round-up: Irish government sees off climate challenge; Councils panned over traveller and gypsy provision

27.09.2019

Matt Moody

A round-up of legal news: 21 September-27 September, 2019

Scotland round-up: Five cities targeted for hundreds of family homes to rent; Bold climate target law passed

27.09.2019

Roger Milne

Aberdeen | Climate Change | empty homes | Leith | Scotland

A round-up of planning news in Scotland: 21 September-27 September, 2019

Climate crisis challenge won’t be met without coherent urban planning

26.09.2019

Laura Edgar

Failing to adopt a ‘more joined-up’ approach to planning the UK’s towns and cities will make it impossible to meet the challenges of climate change, population growth and environmental risks.

News in brief: Rosewell visits inspectorate for progress report; GMCA publishes timescale on spatial framework

24.09.2019

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news: Tuesday 24 September, 2019

Avoiding the climate ‘lock-in’ on the coast

20.09.2019

Andrew Coleman

With coastal areas under threat as a result of climate change, planners need to step up and use their skills and powers to protect the nation's coasts and coastal communities, says Andrew Coleman

Ireland round-up: Thumbs down for capital co-living scheme; Tallaght local plan consultations

19.09.2019

Roger Milne

Climate Change | Housing | Ireland | Policy & Politics | Water & Marine

A round-up of planning news in Ireland: 14 September-20 September 2019

Coastal areas to face greater ‘compound flooding’ threat

19.09.2019

Huw Morris

Climate Change | coastal flooding | International | Water & Marine

Coastal areas in the UK and Northern Europe will face an increased threat from “compound flooding” as storm surges and heavy rain combine in future decades as a result of climate change.

News report: How local authorities are facing up to the climate crisis

17.09.2019

Huw Morris

Climate Change | climate emergency | Liverpool | UK

Local authority declarations of climate emergencies have become an epidemic in 2019. Huw Morris investigates

Lost worlds: Can planners protect nature from the drive for growth at all costs?

16.09.2019

Huw Morris

By most measures, the environment and biodiversity are struggling in the face of a pro-growth agenda. Huw Morris considers a ‘lost decade’ for planning.

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