greenhouse gases

A round-up of planning news in Northern Ireland: 8 June-14 June, 2019

The foundations are in place throughout the UK to deliver a net zero economy – but the UK can be more ambitious by targeting a reduction of its greenhouse gases to zero by 2050.

The Welsh Government has committed itself to a major increase in tree planting to meet the country’s carbon reduction goals. It should see Wales reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80 per cent by 2050.

Planning can play a key part in helping the planet avert the destructive changes to climate that will occur if global warming reaches 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, the RTPI has stressed.