6.7 Policy

Theme / 6.7 Policy

Target / Integrate Climate Change Measures into Local Policies

Indicators

Appropriate land use and zoning

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions per year

Adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategies Analysis Score Justification

MCCF - Indirectly refers to the importance of land use. Provides examples of community projects such as ‘The Barlow Road Community Orchard’. The council provided the community with grants to plant trees and growing spaces within a plot of land previously used by fly-tippers. FUHV - Table 6, vulnerability 5.01 states the need to assess these assets and ensure they are retained and adapted to mitigate climate change impacts. “These spaces are of varying quality, and will come under increasing pressure from future development and fragmentation.” GMRS - Land use change is displayed as the central driver for climate change together with greenhouse gas emissions. 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. 5 Greater emphasis could be placed at a local level of the impact insufficient land use has on the city. Secondly, there is no reference to how policy actions are required to address unsustainable development. Land use importance is demonstrated well at a regional level.

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 referenced throughout. Targets are set and methods to achieve the targets are identified. Evidence includes “To emit a maximum of 15 million tonnes of CO2 from our homes, workplaces and ground transport from 2018. We will reduce our direct CO2 emissions by at least 50% between 2020-25. In line with this budget we will emit: A maximum of 6.9 million tonnes, during 2018-22, and, A maximum of 3.6 million tonnes during 2023-27.” FUHV - Emissions are directly referred to as a vulnerability as 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. FUHV - Several national documents have informed the framework development such as; UK Climate Projections (UKCP) 2018, The National Risk Register 2020, EU’s recently published Adaptation Strategy, the UN’s Adaptation Gap Report and work from C40 Cities, the Rockefeller 100 Resilient Cities network and the Carbon Disclosure Project. GMRS - Explicitly states alignment with Sendai Framework and collaboration with other nations within the ‘Making Cities Resilient 2030’ initiative in 2021. 10 Strong influence from national and international frameworks that support disaster risk reduction strategies. Each have been used to inform the development of the roadmaps.

10 The MCCF report provides extensive research into the impacts of Manchester’s emissions and their targets for the future. Action plans support this research, situated in the context of local, regional and national agendas.