A Sense of Emergency: How well is the planning system responding to the climate crisis?

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224 local authorities across England have declared a climate emergency since 2018, but it’s become clear that the act of making a declaration doesn’t necessarily signal any significant change in policies…

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David Jackson & Emily Williams

Head of National Planning & Associate Director, Residential Research, Savills at Savills

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