Key information
Request reference number: MGLA290823-5295
Date of response:
Summary of request
Your request
1. The total number of carbon offset funds established by local authorities in London.
2. For each carbon offset fund, could you share:
3. The date of establishment.
4. The name of the local authority.
- Price per tonne of carbon applied.
- Whether locally specific evidence documents are being prepared to support the approach and price used.
5. If yes, please provide these documents.
6. The policy mechanism used to secure carbon offsets (for example, local plan policy,
sustainability SPD, contributions SPD).
7. The specific local emissions reduction target for development, that is, what percentage over Building Regulations 2010/13?
8. The types of development that the carbon offset payments are applied to, for example,
domestic, non-domestic, both, only major developments.
9. The emissions to which the fund applies, for example, regulated CO2 emissions, unregulated emissions, embodied material emissions.
10. The stage at which the carbon offset payment is calculated, for example, energy strategy at planning stage or a later ‘as built’ stage submitted to council.
11. Whether there is a carbon emission calculation auditing process in place?
- If no, how does the local authority ensure that the submitted calculations are accurate?
Additionally, could you provide:
11. The balance of funds held.
12. Whether the funds are currently being spent?
13. If not, please provide the barriers that are preventing the spending of said funds.
14. The list of projects which the fund has contributed to or has committed to
supporting.
15. The monitoring and reporting arrangements in place for the spending of each fund.
Our response
The GLA is London's strategic government and does not operate in the same way as local
Borough Councils. We therefore do not hold all of the information to be able to respond to
your request in full and you would need to contact the individual Local Planning Authorities (LPA) or the local Borough Councils.
We do collect data from LPAs on their carbon offset funds through an annual survey.
If you have any further questions relating to this matter, please contact us, quoting
reference MGLA290823-5295.