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Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: George Martin

The Councils should seek out the guidance that Etude and Bioregional have issued to the leading Local Authorities to help them assess the viability question. Developers will challenge higher energy targets and you will need suitably skilled consultants to fight this. I would recommend a combination of Etude, Bioregional and Currie & Brown.

The current proposals will not deliver the Government’s 2050 Targets. The Government’s target is to deliver net zero by 2050, in line with the target set out in legislation. In addition to the UK-wide target, Scotland has set its own and is aiming to become a net zero economy by 2045. The UK has also committed to a 68% reduction in emissions by 2030, as part of its Nationally Determined Contribution towards the Paris Agreement. Alongside these headline targets, the UK has set interim ‘carbon budgets’ which cap the emissions within different carbon budgetary periods. The current fourth carbon budget requires a 52% reduction in emissions by 2027, while the sixth carbon budget requires a 78% reduction by 2037. Between November 2024 and February 2025, the government needs to set a new Nationally Determined Contribution for 2035. Additionally, in 2025 the government is due to agree the seventh carbon budget, which will cover the period from 2038-2042.

Have Warwick or Stratford DCs met their 2025 or 2030 net zero targets? I think not. Consequently I would reiterate that this plan will not deliver net zero carbon by 2050. I question the selected plan end date of 2050. Could the Inspector reject the plan since it cannot deliver net zero by 2050? Why not go for 2042 so you have 8 years to potentially plug the gap? Why does this section not look to deliver the staged targets? Alternatively just go for TRUE net zero 2050 NOW?