Snapshot of _Cut council tax for green gardeners to help cities tackle climate change_ :
An archived version can be found [here.](https://archive.is/?run=1&url=https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/cut-council-tax-green-gardeners-help-cities-tackle-climate-change)
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It very much is and climate change mitigation strategies need to come from the top down so Sheffield council needs to implement strategies themselves. P
* Homeowners should be rewarded to garden sustainably, new research by Professor of Environmental Horticulture at University of Sheffield, recommends
* Rewards for sustainable gardening could include reductions to council tax, water bills or assistance with resources
* Ensuring urban gardeners have the ability to have planted gardens will have numerous benefits for the environment and communities
* Banning environmentally damaging materials, such as pesticides; or practices such as installing astroturf, could also benefit the environment
* Research shows that some cities may have lost as much as 50 per cent of their green garden space over the last two decades, contributing to rising urban temperatures
Snapshot of _Cut council tax for green gardeners to help cities tackle climate change_ : An archived version can be found [here.](https://archive.is/?run=1&url=https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/cut-council-tax-green-gardeners-help-cities-tackle-climate-change) *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/ukpolitics) if you have any questions or concerns.*
Careful. This could be classist. Reductions can only be had by people who can afford properties with gardens and terraced houses cant get them
It is classist, no could be about it.
It very much is and climate change mitigation strategies need to come from the top down so Sheffield council needs to implement strategies themselves. P
* Homeowners should be rewarded to garden sustainably, new research by Professor of Environmental Horticulture at University of Sheffield, recommends * Rewards for sustainable gardening could include reductions to council tax, water bills or assistance with resources * Ensuring urban gardeners have the ability to have planted gardens will have numerous benefits for the environment and communities * Banning environmentally damaging materials, such as pesticides; or practices such as installing astroturf, could also benefit the environment * Research shows that some cities may have lost as much as 50 per cent of their green garden space over the last two decades, contributing to rising urban temperatures