A changing climate for planning

Mike PeverillEast Midlands Councils Building climate

change considerations into the planning process

Contents1. Policy Context

2. What kind of future? 3. Views from the Committee on Climate Change

4. Latest Guidance5. How have we helped?

Policy Context• National Planning Policy Framework• Localism Act 2011

• UN Framework Convention on Climate Change • Kyoto Protocol• Durban Platform for Enhanced Action• EU 20:20:20 targets• Climate Change Act 2008• Flood and Water Management Act 2010• Energy Act 2011

• Nottingham Declaration 2000• National Indicators 185, 186, 188 (2008 – 10)• Climate Local 2012

What kind of future are we planning for? Future climate scenarios

Source: IPCC

• Projections maps and key findings

• User Interface

• Weather Generator

UK Climate Projections 2009 (UKCP09)

Map outputs from UKCP09

Headline messages from UKCP09

• Hotter, drier summers• Milder, wetter winters• More extreme events

Implications of the climate projectionsUK Climate Change Risk Assessment - Headline messages for English regionsReported to Parliament on 26th January 2012

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Local authority action is required to help us achieve carbon budgets

How local authorities can reduce emissions and manage climate risks Committee on Climate Change, 2012http://www.theccc.org.uk/reports/local-authorities

Summary of headline messages"Adapting to climate change in the UK - measuring progress"

Adaptation Sub-Commitee Progress Report - 14 July 2011(Extract from presentation by Lord John Krebbs, Chair of the Adaptation Sub-Committee)

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1. UK is coping with current climate variabilitySome sectors are near the limits and vulnerability is likely to increase

2. Low-regret actions could be taken now

3. Long-term decisions not fully incorporating climate adaptation

Adapting to climate change in the UK - measuring progressAdaptation Sub-Committee, July 2011

http://www.theccc.org.uk/reports/adaptation/2nd-progress-report-2011

Latest Guidance

http://www.tcpa.org.uk/pages/climate-change-adaptation-by-design.html

How have we helped?1. Regional Renewable Energy Opportunity study,

20112. Decentralised Energy (with Carbon Trust/Aecom)3. Planning for Adaptation (with UK Climate Impacts

Programme and Town and County Planning Association)4. Community Skills for Climate Change (with Groundwork

East Midlands)5. New Hydropower planning guidance

Wind energy opportunity map for South Holland DistrictAll maps available at: http://www.emcouncils.gov.uk/Renewable-Energy-Study

Decentralised EnergyMasterclass 1:  Creating policy to encourage Sustainable

Development (8 November, 2011 Mansfield)Masterclass 2:  Rural Opportunities for Decentralised Energy (17

November, 2011 Nottingham)Masterclass 3:  Energy from Waste (8 December, 2011 Lincoln)Masterclass 4:  Planning for Wind (18 January, 2012 Daventry)Masterclass 5:  CHP (20 January, 2012 Leicester)Masterclass 6:  ESCos (6 March, 2012 Nottingham)Final event:  (12 March Melton Mowbray)

Outputs: 5 Case Studies from Mansfield, Central Lincolnshire, Daventry, Leicester and Lincoln (published end June 2012)

Plus all presentations from events

Download from this link:http://www.climate-em.org.uk/resources/item/Decentralised-energy-slides-from-

masterclasses-

Planning for Decentralised Energy - examples

Planning for Adaptation• Introductory Workshops (October 2011  - Nottingham,

Chesterfield, Leicester and Northampton)• Locality workshops (November 2011 - Northampton and

Nottingham)• Thematic workshops (January/February 2012 - Leicester,

Chesterfield and Nottingham)• Leadership event (February 2012)

• Outputs: 5 Thematic papers (published end June 2012) plus all presentations from events

Download from this link: http://www.climate-em.org.uk/resources/item/climate-change-training-for-planners-planning-for-

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Planning to adapt at different spatial scales

From Climate Change Adaptation by Design, TCPA 2007http://www.tcpa.org.uk/data/files/bd_cca.pdf

Planning to manage water at catchment scale

Derwent Land Management project, Environment Agency

Community Skills for Climate Change

• New web resource ‘Planning for climate change’ to help communities better understand how to engage with the planning system

• Small grants for Climate Friendly Communities (8 projects supported in Derbyshire, Leicester, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire)

• Learning and Networking events

• Outputs: 8 Community Case Studies (Bakewell, Beeston, Chesterfield, Hayfield, Newstead, Oundle, St Matthews, West Bridgford)

• www.planningforclimatechange.org.uk • Presentations from eventsAll available to download from:

http://www.climate-em.org.uk/resources/category/community_skills

Conclusions1. Climate-proof planning needs to incorporate both mitigation and

adaptation - all new developments need to be low carbon and also resilient

2. By not doing that, we are storing up more problems for the future and also losing opportunities

3. There are some good examples of climate-proof planning across the region

4. Lots of high quality support has been provided5. There’s a long way to go to make all this mainstream and systematic

Sustainable Drainage Scheme, Hamilton, Leicester

Contact Details

Climate East Midlandsc/o East Midlands Councils

Phoenix HouseNottingham RoadMelton Mowbray

LE13 0HU

E: Mike.peverill@emcouncils.gov.uk T: 01664 502 628 M: 07854 284 588

W: www.climate-em.org.uk

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