Carbon metrics: Places for Everyone
Dear Greater Manchester Combined Authority,
Please would you provide the following information.
1) Assessments and/or calculations of the projected carbon emission impacts of the Places for Everyone 2021 plan. This should cover,
a) Gains and losses of carbon sequestration due to proposed land use changes in the plan.
b) Embodied carbon estimates due to the proposed building programme in the plan.
c) Carbon impact of projected aggregate GVA growth that the plan assumes.
d) Carbon emission estimates from changes to journeys made by GM's population and to transport infrastructure.
e) Carbon emissions estimated due to the proposed near doubling of flights from Manchester Airport.
2) Estimates made of the carbon emissions consequences (as defined in a, b and d above) for each of the 38 Green Belt Allocations identified in Places for Everyone.
3) In the event of the above information not existing, please supply details (including minutes, correspondence, reports) of the process by which it was decided not to make these assessments and how these relate to both the GM and UK government Climate Budgets.
Thank you for your attention to this request.
Yours faithfully,
Mark H Burton
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Dear Mr Burton
Freedom of Information Act 2000
Your request for information was received by us on 17 August 2021,
regarding :
1) Assessments and/or calculations of the projected carbon emission
impacts of the Places for Everyone 2021 plan. This should cover,
a) Gains and losses of carbon sequestration due to proposed land use
changes in the plan.
b) Embodied carbon estimates due to the proposed building programme in the
plan.
c) Carbon impact of projected aggregate GVA growth that the plan assumes.
d) Carbon emission estimates from changes to journeys made by GM's
population and to transport infrastructure.
e) Carbon emissions estimated due to the proposed near doubling of flights
from Manchester Airport.
2) Estimates made of the carbon emissions consequences (as defined in a, b
and d above) for each of the 38 Green Belt Allocations identified in
Places for Everyone.
3) In the event of the above information not existing, please supply
details (including minutes, correspondence, reports) of the process by
which it was decided not to make these assessments and how these relate to
both the GM and UK government Climate Budgets.
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2000.
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Dear Mr Burton
Thank you for your request for information received on 17 August 2021.
Please find attached our response to your request.
Yours sincerely,
William Monaghan
Information Governance Officer
[email address]
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