Climate change must be at the heart of planning policy
Last month a coalition of organisations, led by Friends of the Earth and the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA), called for changes to the planning system to help tackle climate change.
Commenting on Government plans to relax planning rules to enable homeowners, developers and businesses to install their own small-scale green energy systems, Friends of the Earth's Executive Director Andy Atkins said: "Amending planning controls to make it easier for small-scale renewable energy systems to be installed should encourage more people to play their part in developing a greener future.
"But these schemes would be given an even bigger boost if the Government improved on its plans to introduce a feed-in tariff next year - homes, businesses and communities must be paid more generously than currently intended for the green energy they generate.
"Climate change must be at the heart of planning policy - the UK could be a world leader in green energy, reaping the substantial economic benefits this would bring."
Friends of the Earth is part of Stop Climate Chaos Coalition.
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