Meeting the challenges of climate change
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- Ensure that growth contributes to decarbonisation through reduced reliance on fossil fuels and achievement of biodiversity net gain; and the delivery of zero and low carbon development that is resilient and adaptable to climate change incorporating measures to aid urban cooling and biodiversity such as green walls and tree planting.
- Ensuring growth takes place in sustainable locations that minimise the need to travel and provide genuine sustainable transport and active travel options.
- Making the most effective use of previously developed land, including higher density development in city and town centres and other locations well served by public transport.
- Ensure development effectively integrates with existing development, and/or is a self-contained development that provides shops, services, facilities through walking, cycling or public transport.
- Delivers low and zero carbon energy development, making the most effective use of renewable energy opportunities, both in new developments and off-site energy generation.
- Ensure development is located in areas that are not liable to flooding, considering the implications of climate change, making effective use of sustainable drainage systems and natural flood management techniques. Ensure that existing infrastructure is adequately protected from the threat of flooding, and that existing flood defences and protected and enhanced.
- Ensure development incorporates measures to reduce waste.
- Ensure people can make carbon friendly choices at home by providing easy to use cycle storage, covered space to dry washing outside, space to grow food and compost.
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