Comment
Net Zero Carbon Development Plan Document - Regulation 19
Representation ID: 72197
Received: 08/06/2022
Respondent: Warwick District Labour Party
Option to upgrade completed building efficiency may be possible and preferable to a carbon offset payment; this should be made clear in the policy.
If it is necessary to include offsetting (which we do not favour) it must pass a stringent technical alternative test and NOT be permitted simply as an easier or cheaper option.
If a 9-year performance reassessment is required as suggested elsewhere, the same option - upgrade to original standard or costly carbon offset - should also be in the policy.
Will WDC set an example by committing not to seek carbon offset solutions to efficiency challenges?
Option to upgrade completed building efficiency may be possible and preferable to a carbon offset payment; this should be made clear in the policy.
If it is necessary to include offsetting (which we do not favour) it must pass a stringent technical alternative test and NOT be permitted simply as an easier or cheaper option.
If a 9-year performance reassessment is required as suggested elsewhere, the same option - upgrade to original standard or costly carbon offset - should also be in the policy.
Will WDC set an example by committing not to seek carbon offset solutions to efficiency challenges?