If we are to deliver net zero carbon, we need to make plans. These must be holistic, integrated, and resourced for delivery. This webinar will show how planners and the planning system are tackling climate change and working to achieve net zero. It will comprise a series of presentations and discussions highlighting the critical role of, and opportunities for, towns and cities and other areas to address climate change and achieve zero carbon places. It will showcase where planners and planning has already and can in the future play a vital role in redesigning our places and spaces, in minimising the need for travel, mainstreaming, and diversifying low carbon energy, protecting, and enhancing the natural environment, improving climate resilience and engaging communities in taking this forward.
In this webinar speakers will consider:
- How planners and the planning system are tackling climate change and working to achieve net zero
- The role of towns and cities as well as other areas in addressing climate change and achieving zero carbon places
- Redesigning as a way to achieve Net-zero
- Case Law update
Through a combination of expert speakers and discussion, you will learn:
- Changes required to the planning system to help tackle climate change and achieve net zero
- The role of places in addressing climate change and achieving zero carbon places
- The impact of the National Model Design Code and future planning policy changes
- Hear about the latest important case law
