Authority Plan 2023-28

Aim One - Climate Change

Aim: The Peak District National Park is more resilient and net-zero by 2040 through its exemplary response to climate change

# Objective 1

# To lower greenhouse gas emissions significantly, focussing on the largest emitters within our influence

Actions
CC.1 Increase understanding, enable, incentivise and implement appropriate land management to reduce emissions, sequester and store more carbon.
CC.1 Increase understanding, enable, incentivise and implement appropriate land management to reduce emissions, sequester and store more carbon. Critical Success Factors
  • Promote carbon management tools and best practice case studies annually between 2023-25
  • Use Farming in Protected Landscapes funding to support farmers, land managers and owners with carbon management annually between 2023-24
  • Influence design, payment rates and delivery of the Environmental Land Management schemes annually between 2023-25
  • Support farmers, land managers and owners to access funding as opportunities develop for improved carbon management annually between 2023-28
Responsible Officer
Head of Landscape
CC.2 Implement at least one pilot project in carbon reduction technology in traditional or listed buildings and use findings as exemplars for wider scale delivery.
CC.2 Implement at least one pilot project in carbon reduction technology in traditional or listed buildings and use findings as exemplars for wider scale delivery. Critical Success Factors
  • Pilot project delivered by March 2024
  • Wider scale delivery achieved annually between 2024-2028
Responsible Officer
Head of Landscape
CC.4 Adopt Local Plan policies that strengthen carbon reduction in new buildings and refurbishment of existing buildings.
CC.4 Adopt Local Plan policies that strengthen carbon reduction in new buildings and refurbishment of existing buildings. Critical Success Factors
  • Complete review 2023-25
  • Policies adopted by March 2025
Responsible Officer
Head of Planning
CC.5 Develop a National Park sustainable travel framework that delivers reductions in greenhouse gases, a sustainable visitor economy that cares for special qualities and supports sustainable communities by improving connection to services.
CC.5 Develop a National Park sustainable travel framework that delivers reductions in greenhouse gases, a sustainable visitor economy that cares for special qualities and supports sustainable communities by improving connection to services. Critical Success Factors
  • Seek funding to develop a robust evidence base that consolidates existing and commissions new research with partners by March 2024
  • Develop and assess potential travel options that could be part of the framework – 2023-25
  • Seek funding and support partners to implement the sustainable travel framework – 2025-28
Responsible Officer
Head of Planning

# Objective 2

# To sequester and store substantially more carbon while contributing to nature recovery

Actions
CC.6 Develop a sustainable long-term business model delivering the vision of the Moors for the Future Partnership.
CC.6 Develop a sustainable long-term business model delivering the vision of the Moors for the Future Partnership. Critical Success Factors
  • Sustainable business model developed by March 2024
  • Complete implementation of sustainable business model by March 2025
Responsible Officer
Head of the Moors for the Future Partnership
CC.7 Produce and implement the Moors for the Future Partnership annual Operational Plan to deliver the partnership’s vision.
CC.7 Produce and implement the Moors for the Future Partnership annual Operational Plan to deliver the partnership’s vision. Critical Success Factors
  • Operational Plan produced and implemented each year - 2023-28
Responsible Officer
Head of the Moors for the Future Partnership
CC.8 Encourage and enable implementation of nature-based solutions for climate change through improving the condition of uplands, including moorlands and blanket bog to lock in and store more carbon.
CC.8 Encourage and enable implementation of nature-based solutions for climate change through improving the condition of uplands, including moorlands and blanket bog to lock in and store more carbon. Critical Success Factors
  • 790 tonnes net decrease in carbon emissions from moorland by March 2024
  • Restoration including re-wetting of moorlands to achieve a net decrease of 2,878 tonnes in carbon emissions from moorland habitats by March 2028
Responsible Officer
Head of the Moors for the Future Partnership
CC.9 Encourage and enable implementation of nature-based solutions for climate change through managing land so that soils, particularly peat soils, are healthy.
CC.9 Encourage and enable implementation of nature-based solutions for climate change through managing land so that soils, particularly peat soils, are healthy. Critical Success Factors
  • Soil health workshops and farm visits 2023-25
  • Annual support for farmers, land managers and owners in accessing funding to improve soil health 2023-28
  • Catchment Sensitive Farming delivered annually between 2023-28
Responsible Officer
Head of Landscape
CC.10 Encourage and enable implementation of nature-based solutions for climate change through implementation of the Wooded Landscapes Plan to deliver the right tree in the right place to lock in carbon.
CC.10 Encourage and enable implementation of nature-based solutions for climate change through implementation of the Wooded Landscapes Plan to deliver the right tree in the right place to lock in carbon. Critical Success Factors
  • Annual support to relevant partners in the implementation of the Wooded Landscape Plan between 2023-28
  • Increase woodland and tree cover by 500 hectares by 2028.
Responsible Officer
Head of Landscape
CC.11 Encourage and enable implementation of nature-based solutions for climate change through restoring, creating and managing species-rich grasslands to lock in and store more carbon.
CC.11 Encourage and enable implementation of nature-based solutions for climate change through restoring, creating and managing species-rich grasslands to lock in and store more carbon. Critical Success Factors
  • Use Farming in Protected Landscapes funding to support farmers, land managers and owners with carbon management 2023-24
  • Support farmers, land managers and owners to access funding for more species rich grassland and to adopt carbon and nature friendly farming practices annually between 2023-28.
  • Target area to be determined as the ELM scheme detail becomes clearer – 2023-24.
Responsible Officer
Head of Landscape

# Objective 3

# To reverse damage to nature, biodiversity, cultural heritage and in particular built environments caused by a changing climate

Actions
CC.12 Encourage and enable implementation of nature-based solutions for climate change through improved water management for inside and outside the National Park to improve the quality of drinking water and reduce flood risk.
CC.12 Encourage and enable implementation of nature-based solutions for climate change through improved water management for inside and outside the National Park to improve the quality of drinking water and reduce flood risk. Critical Success Factors
  • Farming in Protected Landscapes funding utilised to support farmers and land managers to implement nature based solutions for climate change – 2023-24
  • Delivery of Catchment Sensitive Farming. Annual report
  • Support farmers, land managers and owners to access funding for improved water management. Annual report
Responsible Officer
Head of Landscape
CC.13 Encourage and enable implementation of the Peak District Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment 2020.
CC.13 Encourage and enable implementation of the Peak District Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment 2020. Critical Success Factors
  • Produce more user-friendly version of key findings of the assessment and share with all relevant partners by March 2024
Responsible Officer
Head of Information & Performance Management
CC.14 Encourage and enable implementation of the One Peak District Nature Recovery Plan in a way that increases the recovery and resilience of existing habitats and species.
CC.14 Encourage and enable implementation of the One Peak District Nature Recovery Plan in a way that increases the recovery and resilience of existing habitats and species. Critical Success Factors
  • Continue to develop and share the One Nature Recovery Plan - 2023-24
  • Implement the One Nature Recovery Plan. Annual report from 2024
Responsible Officer
Head of Landscape
CC.15 Encourage and enable a strategic approach to actively managing the prevention and mitigation of uncontrolled fires on moorland.
CC.15 Encourage and enable a strategic approach to actively managing the prevention and mitigation of uncontrolled fires on moorland. Critical Success Factors
  • Use research and learnings from pilots and other initiatives to develop and agree a strategic approach with partners March 2024
  • Implement the strategic approach and ensure that there is no increasing trend in the area impacted by uncontrolled fires – 2023-28
Responsible Officer
Head of Landscape

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