All parts of the RTPI are involved in delivering its Planning to live with climate change initiative. The RTPI has set out Seven Commitments on Climate Change (PDF), which are supported by a living and continuously improved action plan that will deliver practical outcomes, benefiting communities at the global and the local scale. Each link, below, will take you directly to the action plan for that commitment:

• Promote behavioural change
• Adapt existing places
• Work towards responsive legislation and policies
• Improve current practice
• Celebrate best practice
• Compile a compendium of best practice
• Develop climate change education and skills

Rural planning and climate change

Rural Areas Blown Over? by Richard Garland, Climate Change Champion

Climate change mitigation and adaptation in national parks (from the English National Park Authorities Association)

Facing up to Rising Sea Levels

Concern over wind farm approvals

Sustainable development and climate change resources

What else is the RTPI doing?

As well as the Seven commitments, and the "champions" initiative, you may be interested in the climate change information we have put together on these pages: RTPI Practice Signposts and RTPI Research Pages. 

Forthcoming RTPI events relating to climate change can be found here. 

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Author:

Catherine Middleton

Publisher:

The Royal Town Planning Institute

Date:

12-Aug-10

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