Failing to adopt a more coherent approach to planning the UK’s cities and towns will make it impossible to meet the challenges of population growth, climate change and environmental risks a new study by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has found. The report – A Smarter Approach to Infrastructure Planning […]
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As the Earth’s temperature steadily increases the risk of soil erosion, wildfires and drought is increasing, permafrost at both poles is thawing and crop yields in the tropics is diminishing, shows the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report. Further destruction of forests and emissions from intensive farming will […]
We know to reuse and recycle our plastics at home. We know to not leave the tap running when we brush our teeth. We know that we should cycle, walk or take the bus to work. We know that if we don’t make the necessary changes to our lives, we […]
Many of the RTPI’s English regions have supported the national call to give more powers and resources to planning authorities to tackle the issues surrounding climate change. The campaign – “Resource Planning for Climate Action” – calls on the Government to take climate actions around transport and buildings, as well […]
A new report published by the Royal Town Planning Institute has found that the planning system needs to change to establish a successful transition to a net zero-carbon future. “Nothing should be planned without demonstrating it is fit to take its place in a net-zero emissions future… It makes no […]
Leading scientists have discovered that planting billions of trees across the world is by far the biggest and cheapest way to tackle the climate crisis. Interestingly, they have made calculations as to how many more trees could be planted without encroaching on crop land or urban areas. Research estimates that a […]
Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) President Ian Tant used their annual conference on the 19th June to state how planners currently lack the power, resources and policies to make the impact essential to meet the Government’s target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. Tant called on […]
Senior Partner Allen Creedy was in London on the 1st May to meet with other leaders of business groups, civil society and charities to express support for the forthcoming Environment Bill. Read what he has to say about the event below. So we need a green industrial revolution if we […]
Leaving the European Union would represent a hammer blow to the 2015 Paris climate deal, is the view of one of the UK’s leading climate advisors. Ex Tory environment minister Lord Deben, now chairing the UK Committee on Climate Change, Intervened in the Brexit debate whilst at an IPPR think […]
The Energy and Climate Change Committee of MP’s has said in a recent report that government should reinstate zero carbon standards for new homes and implement a host of new policies to domestic energy efficiency. The Committee said the zero carbon homes policy, which was originally set up under the […]