The RTPI seven commitments on climate change promotes the unique and influential role that planning plays in adapting to and mitigating against climate change. This compendium supports these commitments by providing signposting to key web sites, guidance, research and case studies giving practice advice and supporting information on climate change. 

Browse through the accompanying pages to see all the entries and contact us with your examples of best practice, questions and missing links at practice@rtpi.org.uk                                    

Index

• Key organisations and websites – national and international leaders in emerging climate change policy, research and best practice
  
• RTPI climate change links – updates on RTPI activities and how to get involved
• Adaptation – case studies – details of practical experiences in adapting places to climate change
  
• Adaptation - national, regional and city strategies and guidance – includes Government guidance, information on Beacon schemes, and examples of LA adaptation strategies
  
• Adaptation - local strategies and policies – site specific and local level solutions
  
• Climate change projections – latest UK and European predictions, performance measurements and scenario tools
  
• Mitigation - case studies - practical experiences of ways to reduce carbon levels, includes design guides, housing projects and heat maps
  
• Mitigation - national, regional and city strategies and guidance – includes regional action plans, toolkits and guidance on SEA
  
• Mitigation - local strategies and policies - site specific and local level solutions
  
• Flooding and drainage – surface water, SUDS, retrofitting, floodplains and flood risk management
  
• Health – highlights the positive benefits of tackling climate change on health
  
• Housing – code for sustainable homes, building for life, zero-carbon housing
  
• Low carbon development and sustainable construction – supplementary planning guidance examples, green roofs and energy assessments
  
• Promoting behavioural change – public understanding of climate change and how planning/local authorities can encourage change
  
• Public realm and natural environment – green space, forests and woodlands, biodiversity and ecosystems
  
• Renewable energy – national energy policy statements, on-shore and off shore wind farms, microgeneration, permitted development and renewable energy potential studies
  
• Transport – sustainable travel towns/plans, LTP3, low emission zones and public attitudes
  
• Waste management – waste facilities, cutting waste

 The RTPI holds a wide range of events relating to climate change. Details of forthcoming events are available at the RTPI events calendar