mjr
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The Queen is not attending. Just like the President of China.Even the Queen gave a speech,
The Queen is not attending. Just like the President of China.Even the Queen gave a speech,
The conference has already been good for the environmentally friendly pastime of plane spotting.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-59114688
I'm not sure that pointing out misuse of statistics constitutes 'love'.All this love for China is very touching, although I think you'll find it's not reciprocated.
There were of course far too many planes to be parked up at Glasgow for the duration; as at G7 in Newquay a lot of them had to fly out again. There was a Thai Airforce aircraft routing to Stansted from GLA on Sunday. As the big wigs are getting ready to leave they're now routing back to GLA. Australian Airforce A330 just gone behind my gaff off Stansted for GLA.
I said she gave an speech, not that she attended. you can give a speech in several ways, virtual, in person, on the toilet etc. etc.The Queen is not attending. Just like the President of China.
I don't have much high hopes call me cynical, but for example my local council announce an ''climate emerncency just before the pandemic, meanwhile they have approved over 3000 ''houses'' to be build without any being prepared to go off gas, having extra insulation and so on. But they still get planning permission it isn't even mentioned or asked after.
There were of course far too many planes to be parked up at Glasgow for the duration; as at G7 in Newquay a lot of them had to fly out again. There was a Thai Airforce aircraft routing to Stansted from GLA on Sunday. As the big wigs are getting ready to leave they're now routing back to GLA. Australian Airforce A330 just gone behind my gaff off Stansted for GLA.
But that's the point- they are planning matters, which trickles down from strategic long term planning by LAs. It is Parliament that needs to lead by making planning law which prescribes the LAs' Planning Departments and Building Regulations Approved Documents [ADs] to force developers and retrofit alterations to existing housing stock to take energy conservation and carbon reductions seriously.The UK government, or the devolved administrations unless the issue is reserved, have the power to prescribe things like insulation, heat pumps and solar cells on the roof. They're not planning matters.
UK gov are in the pocket of developers so don't expect mandating of eco-builds any time soon.
But that's the point- they are planning matters,
Agree it needs to be top down implementation.But that's the point- they are planning matters, which trickles down from strategic long term planning by LAs. It is Parliament that needs to lead by making planning law which prescribes the LAs' Planning Departments and Building Regulations Approved Documents [ADs] to force developers and retrofit alterations to existing housing stock to take energy conservation and carbon reductions seriously.
We are getting there in the building industry but far too slowly... lobbyists from the NHF have effectively killed off many of the programmes, like Code for Sustainable Homes which started in the 90s. We would have been at CfSH Level 5 [carbon neutral] for all new homes by 2016 had the Gov't not caved in.