Climate change signposts

Seven Climate Change Lessons from the Cities of Europe by the Carbon Disclosure Project, examines actions that leading European cities are taking to manage climate change.

The Adaptation Sub-Committee has published 'Climate Change - Is the UK preparing for flooding and water scarcity?' It highlights the role of planning.

Trees in the Townscape: A guide for decision makers, by Trees and Design Action Group is a practical guide. It includes sections on Pick the right trees and seek multiple benefits

Planning for climate change: guidance for local authorities - Planning and Climate Change Coalition (RTPI is a member) aims to help LAs and LEPs who want to both tackle climate change and reap the benefits that renewable energy and effective adaptation can bring.

Low Carbon Cities sets out a new approach to creating low carbon cities through stakeholder engagement.

'Socially Just Adaptation to Climate Change', a study by JRF says that social vulnerability to climate change was not a priority in most of the climate change adaptation plans surveyed.

DECC's National Heat Map supports planning and deployment of local low-carbon energy projects by identifying heat demand for local areas.

Government plans to 'rationalise' the UK's environmental regulations must not be a smokescreen for relaxing rules protecting our health, countryside or wildlife in a short-term pursuit of growth, the Environmental Audit Committee has cautioned.

The UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) is the first assessment of its kind for the UK and the first in a 5 year cycle. Defra have asked businesses, civil society and local government to develop the Programme to maintain the resilience of the UK to climate change and changing weather by contributing an innovative method, or a small change that would make a big difference.

The RTPI Transport and Development Planning Networks have written a discussion paper on Peak Oil - Implications for Planning Policy (2011).

Sustainable energy in the built environment: best practice for Scottish planners - Energy Saving Trust, in conjunction with the RTPI Institute (2010). Helps public sector planners to develop policies and make decisions that promote sustainable energy use and production at a domestic level. 

Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change - Local Government Improvement and Development. Looks at why local government needs to act and what the sector is already doing.

Adapting to Climate Change in the UK: measuring progress (2011) says local planning policies are starting to result in applications containing design features to combat climate change.

DECC have published the UK Renewable Energy Roadmap, which sets out how to accelerate the UKs deployment and use of renewable energy. It identifies the eight technologies that have either the greatest potential (2011).