climate crisis

Sustainable development must be at the heart of the planning system, organisations insist

14.01.2021

Laura Edgar

For the planning system to have sustainable development at its core, legislation must be introduced to ensure it delivers equally on economic, social and environmental aims.

£3bn committed to restoring nature

13.01.2021

Laura Edgar

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that the UK will commit at least £3 billion to climate change strategies that protect nature and biodiversity.

UK must see a 78% fall in pollution emissions by 2035

09.12.2020

Laura Edgar

Polluting emissions in the UK must fall by 78 per cent by 2035, compared with 1990 levels, says the Committee on Climate Change (CCC).

Joint working and a strategic approach required to address climate crisis

17.11.2020

Laura Edgar

The RTPI has spoken about how planning needs to address the climate crisis ‘full on’ with authorities working together across boundaries.

PM Johnson wants to create more national parks

16.11.2020

Laura Edgar

Boris Johnson has outlined plans to create national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty (AONBs) to protect England’s ‘iconic landscapes’.

Body required to align local plans with economic and environmental strategies

29.10.2020

Laura Edgar

The RTPI has called for the establishment of Green Growth Boards in England that would provide a strategic context for local plans and align them to economic, infrastructure and environment strategies that span multiple local authorities.

Repurpose existing amenities to tackle the climate crisis, says study

15.10.2020

Laura Edgar

A report by Architecture and Design Scotland recommends the retrofitting of existing structures and development of brownfield sites first in order to tackle the climate crisis and improve quality of life.

Supreme Court trashes Irish Government’s climate change plan

07.08.2020

Roger Milne

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The Irish Republic’s Supreme Court has torpedoed the government’s ‘excessively vague and aspirational’ strategy to combat climate change.

Planning authorities need support to tackle flooding

27.07.2020

Laura Edgar

Local authorities have a ‘critical shortage’ of skills and expertise to address and plan for the climate crisis, according to the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA).

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Spatial planning is key to reducing carbon emissions

27.07.2020

Laura Edgar

The RTPI maintains that spatial planning must play a ‘central role’ in reducing carbon emissions and adapting to changes in the climate.

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