Petition · past parliament
Create a law that new buildings must have roofs covered in solar panels/plants.
Closed
124 signatures
What the petition asks
Partially covering roofs with solar panels would help to reduce the building's carbon footprint. The plants would be used on roofs which don't face south. The plants would produce oxygen and also reduce the amount of energy needed to heat or cool a building and also create a place for birds to nest.
Similar laws have been put in place in San Fransisco and France. It is more cost effective to do this on new buildings than retrofit existing buildings.
For more information:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/20/france-decrees-new-rooftops-must-be-covered-in-plants-or-solar-panels
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/apr/21/san-francisco-adopts-law-requiring-solar-panels-on-all-new-buildings
For more information:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/20/france-decrees-new-rooftops-must-be-covered-in-plants-or-solar-panels
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/apr/21/san-francisco-adopts-law-requiring-solar-panels-on-all-new-buildings
Timeline
| 19 Sep 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 19 Mar 2017 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
124
Status
Closed
Opened
19 Sep 2016
Closed
19 Mar 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.