Comment
Greater Cambridge Local Plan Preferred Options
Representation ID: 57522
Received: 10/12/2021
Respondent: Mrs Catherine Martin
NECAAP sustainability is misleading - should factor in carbon expenditure to decommission fully operational WWTP, including decontamination and factor in carbon cost of rebuilding plant on Green Belt just one mile away. This should include transfer tunnels, HGV traffic, carbon cost of materials, many of which will be imported. Concrete one of the highest carbon intense materials. Importance of the Climate Change Committee’s advice to Government for last 3 years is to focus on construction as a source of carbon- both local materials and huge amount of imported building materials.
NECAAP sustainability is misleading - should factor in carbon expenditure to decommission fully operational WWTP, including decontamination and factor in carbon cost of rebuilding plant on Green Belt just one mile away. This should include transfer tunnels, HGV traffic, carbon cost of materials, many of which will be imported. Concrete one of the highest carbon intense materials. Importance of the Climate Change Committee’s advice to Government for last 3 years is to focus on construction as a source of carbon- both local materials and huge amount of imported building materials.