Comprehensive Update on North Yorkshire Council's Climate Change Initiatives

North Yorkshire Council is actively addressing climate change through mitigation, adaptation, and support for nature. They highlight the risks to nature, economic infrastructure, and public health, emphasizing the importance of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Initiatives include the Shared Prosperity Fund decarbonisation theme and various projects aiming for a sustainable future up to March 2025. Stay informed and get involved in creating a greener, more climate-resilient community.

• Climate Change
• North Yorkshire Council
• Mitigation
• Adaptation
• Sustainability

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1. North Yorkshire Council Climate Change Update: Strategy SPF Other programmes: DDNZF / HUG2 Upcoming opportunities Jos Holmes, Climate Change Policy Officer OFFICIAL

2. Keep in touch! Sign up to our climate change newsletter https://r1.dotdigital-pages.com/p/4BPJ-Q68/sign- up-to-our-climate-newsletter climatechange@northyorks.gov.uk OFFICIAL

3. North Yorkshire climate change cause and impact Risks: To nature: biodiversity, carbon stores To economic infrastructure: agricultural production, business supply chains, transport routes (disrupted), public water supplies, clear up times from extreme weather events. Economic blight. To Public Health: immediate risk from extreme weather events usually for most vulnerable, longer term stress risk from changes in society including shortages, mass migration OFFICIAL

4. Mitigation: Reducing our impact on the climate by decreasing greenhouse gas emissions. Adaptation: Preparing for the climate to change. Supporting Nature: Helping the natural world, on which we depend, to thrive. [search on NYC website for full version] OFFICIAL

5. Shared Prosperity Fund: Decarbonisation theme - 2.2 million Year 1: 50 community building decarbonisation audits, housing stock analysis and decarbonisation options for hard to treat homes, Housing retrofit one stop shop study, farm energy pilots Year 2 & 3: Local Energy Advice Demonstrator Farm Sustainability Programme Business and community decarbonisation audits OFFICIAL

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8. Other projects to March 2025 Devolution Deal Net Zero Fund - 7million 23 projects across York and North Yorkshire across capital and revenue steams 7 delivered by NYC - 2.5million Revenue: studies to decarbonise waste collection and disposal, harbours and marine traffic, district heating, EV roll out Capital: renewable energy on Council properties, active travel path (skipton) Community transport EVs and E mopeds Community buildings energy efficiency and renewable energy Home upgrade grant - 14million housing retrofit to 700 private sector properties off mains gas Sign up https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/housing-and-homelessness/other- housing-information/energy-efficiency-advice/home-upgrade-grant-phase- 2 Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund - 6million OFFICIAL

9. Upcoming opportunities to March 25 Community Energy: revenue grants to bring forward community energy projects https://www.neynetzerohub.com/ DCMS: Revenue and capital grants for energy efficiency and renewable energy presumably for cultural sector https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vcse-energy- efficiency- scheme#:~:text=Details&text=%C2%A325.53%20million%20in% 202023,services%20for%20individuals%20and%20communities. OFFICIAL