Hope Valley Climate Action (HVCA) recognises the importance of the Peak District National Park Local Plan review. In setting out the vision, spatial strategy and planning policies that will guide decisions for the next two decades, it will be critical in determining whether those decisions are properly informed by the urgency of the climate emergency. The Park Authority has a crucial role in this regard, since those decisions will impact on renewable energy generation, energy use, transport patterns and land use, among other things, all of which impact significantly on greenhouse gas emissions, carbon sequestration and adaptation to climate related emergencies.
