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Foreword |
Leader of the Council |
Chair of York Climate Commission |
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Leader
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- Strategic alignment - Consultation process - Review points - Setting the framework for the city |
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Partner Signatories |
Climate Commission |
City Partners |
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Executive Summary |
Principles |
- City Vision - Collaboration & Co-operation - Adapting to Change - Inclusive, Healthy & Sustainable - New Employment & Investment - Good Governance |
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Strategic Objectives |
- Engagement - Buildings - Transport - Waste - Commercial & Industrial - Natural Environment - Energy Supply - Governance |
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Interdependencies & Co-Benefits |
Economic Social (Health & Wellbeing) Environmental |
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Section 1: Background Information |
The need for action |
A Climate Emergency – IPCC Special Report; Scale of ambition; Global, regional and local context |
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Collective Effort |
Role of the council Role of stakeholders |
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History |
Timeline since Climate Emergency Declaration |
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Section 2: How we will get there… |
Baseline |
Current York emissions profile + Extreme weather events |
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Scale of the challenge |
Key statistics and Emissions Reduction Pathway + Sectoral breakdown |
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Our Approach |
1. Delivering high ambition carbon emissions reduction 2. Going beyond high ambition where technology, funding and capacity allows 3. Insetting and Offsetting 4. Adapting to a changing climate |
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Section 3: Objectives |
Engagement |
- Clear communication and information - Increase awareness and understanding - Build strong relationships and networks - Identify best practice |
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Buildings |
- Improve the energy efficiency of existing buildings - Reduce emissions from new buildings - Move away from gas heating systems - Switch to low carbon appliances - Make our buildings climate resilient |
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Transport |
- Travel shorter distances - Fewer journeys by car - Switch to electric vehicles - Reduce emissions from freight - Future proof infrastructure |
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Waste |
- Reduce the amount of waste - Increase recycling - Promote a circular economy |
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Commercial & Industrial |
- Replace the use of fossil fuels - Increase process efficiency - Support the growth of green economy - Business resilience |
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Natural Environment |
- Plant more trees - Increase carbon storage - Move towards more sustainable land use methods - Reduce impact of extreme weather events |
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Energy Supply |
- Increase renewable generation capacity - Support innovation - Encourage local community energy projects |
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Governance |
- Open and transparent reporting - Assign responsibility - Track actions - Monitor progress |
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Section 4: Co- benefits & Case Studies |
Co-Benefits |
Economic, Social and Environmental benefits associated with delivering the objectives within this strategy. |
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Case Studies |
Series of case studies looking at what is being delivered locally: - Yorkshire Resilient Forum - Zero Carbon Housing Delivery Programme - University of York initiatives - York Gin sustainability actions - Real Junk Food Project - York Community Woodland - EV Hyper Hubs |
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Section 5: Next Steps |
Deliver on High Ambition |
Prioritise the short-term no/low-regret actions required to deliver the high ambition emissions reduction |
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Go Further |
Identify the needs around government policy, funding and supply chain capacity to create the conditions for going further and faster |
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Holistic Approach |
Embed carbon emissions and climate resilience into local decision-making; considering wider impacts and co-benefits. |
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Build networks and partnerships |
Combine efforts across the city to maximise impact and available funding |
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Glossary and Further Reading |
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Includes reference to Technical Annex |