Race to net zero: the crucial role of Planning in driving sustainable development

In the first of a series of articles exploring the tools at planners' disposal for helping to drive sustainable development, Matt Brooksbank, provides an overview of key planning challenges and opportunities in tackling the climate crisis.

Next in this series, Claire Hattam who explores the significant role the historic environment can play in helping to meet national net-zero carbon reduction targets, and importantly, how we should adapt our approach to historic building conservation to ensure the opportunities presented by the UK’s historic building stock can be harnessed effectively.