Low Carbon Wales: Regional Priorities for Action (original) (raw)
The Wales Spatial Plan (WSP), as one of the Welsh Assembly Government’s ‘high-level strategic building blocks’, supporting the delivery of the ‘One Wales’ agreement and the sustainable development scheme and action plan, has a key role to play in the transition to a low carbon Wales. Successfully utilising the cross boundary / cross sector forum provided by the WSP and its Area Groups will be key to the ability of each region of Wales to play its part in meeting government targets for emission reductions. In recognition of this, the Wales Spatial Plan Update 2008 set out that each Area Group will ‘develop practical plans to move towards becoming a low-carbon region.’ This report serves two functions – it sets out the process through which the WSP and its Groups can serve as a vehicle for transition; and it provides background information and suggestions to enable each region to select carbon reduction priorities for action. The report describes the importance of the Wales Spatial Plan in enabling the ‘low carbon transition’ in Wales. The existing Spatial Plan framework and delivery structure present significant opportunities for action on emission reductions. The framework has five operational functions which have been used to inform the recommendations for action within this report to ensure WSP Groups centrally and regionally are well placed to deliver.
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