greenhouse gases

05.09.2019

Laura Edgar

The Spending Round committed funds to decarbonising the UK, reducing homelessness and supporting the regeneration of high streets. Built environment professionals have welcomed the funding – but is it enough?

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Ireland’s population boom

30.08.2019

Roger Milne

The Irish state’s population looks set to hit the five-million mark next year – latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show it currently stands at 4.9 million.

Northern Ireland round-up: £400m Belfast redevelopment by the River Lagan approved; Fall in greenhouse gas emissions

14.06.2019

Roger Milne

Belfast | greenhouse gases | Northern Ireland | Regeneration

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

Wales round-up: Former Wrexham steelworks targeted for 450 homes; Increasing affordable homes requires understanding of need

03.05.2019

Roger Milne

A round-up of planning news in Wales: 27 April-3 May, 2019

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Report: UK can be more ambitious on climate change

02.05.2019

Laura Edgar

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.

Wales round-up: Carbon-cutting blueprint published; Go-ahead for multimillion-pound adventure resort in Afan Valley

22.03.2019

Roger Milne

A round-up of planning news in Wales: 16 March-22 March, 2019

Carbon-cutting blueprint published in Wales

22.03.2019

Roger Milne

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.

Planners need to be at the forefront of the battle to tackle climate change

10.10.2018

Martin Baxter

The IPCC report into the potentially devastating impacts of climate change stresses the need for immediate action. Martin Baxter argues that planners have a vital role to play in helping communities adapt...

Planning can take a ‘leading’ role in avoiding climate catastrophe, says RTPI

09.10.2018

Simon Wicks

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.

New buildings in the capital to be carbon zero by 2030

28.08.2018

Laura Edgar

carbon neutral | Climate Change | greenhouse gases | London | sadiq khan

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is one of 19 mayors from countries across the world to have committed to ensuring new buildings in their cities are net zero carbon by 2030.

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