Governance Evaluation Theme / 6.7 Policy
Target / Integrate Climate Change Measures into Local Policies Indicators
Analysis
Score
Justification
MCCF - Indirectly refers to the importance of land use. Provides examples of community projects such as ‘The Barlow
Appropriate land use and zoning
Road Community Orchard’. The council provided the com-
Greater emphasis could be
munity with grants to plant trees and growing spaces within
placed at a local level of the
a plot of land previously used by fly-tippers.
impact insufficient land use
FUHV - Table 6, vulnerability 5.01 states the need to assess
has on the city. Secondly,
these assets and ensure they are retained and adapted to
there is no reference to how
mitigate climate change impacts. “These spaces are of vary- 5
policy actions are required
ing quality, and will come under increasing pressure from fu-
to address unsustainable
ture development and fragmentation.”
development. Land use
GMRS - Land use change is displayed as the central driver
importance is demonstrated
for climate change together with greenhouse gas emissions.
well at a regional level.
GMRS works alongside the city’s infrastructure framework to highlight the impact land use has on the environment and critical infrastructure. 12 measures have been set out to improve this. MCCF - The report places huge importance on the need to reduce the cities green house gas emissions. Quantitative analysis of the sectors which contribute to emissions is ref-
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions per year
erenced throughout. Targets are set and methods to achieve
The MCCF report provides
the targets are identified. Evidence includes “To emit a maxi-
extensive research into the
mum of 15 million tonnes of CO2 from our homes, workplac-
impacts of Manchester’s
es and ground transport from 2018. We will reduce our direct
emissions and their targets
CO2 emissions by at least 50% between 2020-25. In line with
for the future. Action plans
this budget we will emit: A maximum of 6.9 million tonnes, 10
support this research,
during 2018-22, and, A maximum of 3.6 million tonnes during
situated in the context of
2023-27.”
local, regional and national
FUHV - Emissions are directly referred to as a vulnerability as
agendas.
well as their socio-economic impact. GMRS - States how the region is responsible for roughly 3.6% of the UK’s annual total of CO2 emissions. The GMRS alludes to the five year environmental plan document that breaks down the methods used to help reduce this significantly. MCCF - Clear demonstration of the roadmaps objectives in allignment with the UK Cities and Core Cities Networks. Similarly within the European and International Cities Networks.
Adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategies
FUHV - Several national documents have informed the
Strong influence from nation-
framework development such as; UK Climate Projections
al and international frame-
(UKCP) 2018, The National Risk Register 2020, EU’s recently 10
works that support disaster
published Adaptation Strategy, the UN’s Adaptation Gap Re-
risk
port and work from C40 Cities, the Rockefeller 100 Resilient
Each have been used to in-
Cities network and the Carbon Disclosure Project.
form the development of the
GMRS - Explicitly states alignment with Sendai Framework
roadmaps.
reduction
strategies.
and collaboration with other nations within the ‘Making Cities Resilient 2030’ initiative in 2021.
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Table 14. Policy, Critical Evaluation (Authors Own)
