ANNEX DRAFT CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION PLAN

Introduction

 

The York Climate Change Strategy: A City Fit for the Future sets out City of York Council’s commitment to tackling climate change and the ambition for York to be a net zero and climate resilient city by 2030.

 

This Action Plan has been produced by City of York Council in consultation with city partners to support delivery of our ambition. It contains an indicative list of 160 potential actions covering the eight priority themes and 31 strategic objectives identified in the Climate Change Strategy. The actions identified are based on the previous work done by Leeds University (Net Zero Roadmap for York), pathway modelling by Anthesis, best practice guidance from the Local Government Association, recommended actions for Local Authorities by Friends of the Earth, stakeholder workshops and officer engagement.

The Action Plan provides high level estimates covering carbon impacts, cost implications, timescales, co-benefits, constraints, level of council influence and current stage of implementation.

We are already delivering against these actions. 58 are in progress – these are tracked as part of the Climate Action Update[1]

Further work will be required to provide a comprehensive and quantified implementation roadmap that considers all of the actions and levers required to achieve net zero. This work will be undertaken as the plan is put in place.   

The Action Plan is a live document; to be reviewed annually. It will change over time in response to the reporting and feedback mechanisms that track progress against our ambition.

The Action Plan is itself part of the governance arrangements to track action, monitor progress, report annually and assign responsibility.

Impact

A high-level estimate of the potential impact from each action is provided. Further analysis will quantify the carbon reduction contribution; however, for simplicity and speed of action this is presented in terms of low, medium & high.

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Timescale

Immediate

Short

Medium

Long

Cost

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Co-benefits

Although there are many challenges to delivering our ambition, there are also enormous opportunities of transitioning to a zero carbon, climate resilient city.

From cheaper energy bills and well paid green jobs; to warmer homes and cleaner air; to thriving green spaces and increased biodiversity.

Environmental Economic
Health & Wellbeing
 

 

 

 


Constraints

Achieving our ambition and delivering the actions presented will require the removal of barriers and constraints.

  Policy       Societal      Capacity    Financial     Technical

Council Influence

City of York Council recognises its role as a leader in achieving our ambition. The council will be directly responsible for the Delivery of many of the actions identified. The council is directly responsible for only 4% of emissions in York, but it can also Influence, Support, Enable and Lobby others.

Stage

Many of the actions are already been Delivered or are Underway. Others have been assessed for Feasibility or at the early Identification stage.

 

 

 

 

 

 


Action Plan

 

Action

Impact

Timescale

Cost

Co-Benefit

Constraint

Influence

BUILDINGS

Produce a retrofit strategy that sets out an approach to improving council and non-council housing across the city, including skills and training provision

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Deliver 600 new homes across the city on council-owned land to Passivhaus standards in accordance with the council Design Manual

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Explore new commercial mechanisms and delivery programmes for achieving domestic retrofit at scale, including GIB, regional loans and “comfort as a service”

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Providing climate change advice and sign-off of planning conditions. Issuing guidance to developers on sustainability measures in a conservation context

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delivery of existing funding programmes under Home Upgrade Grant programme

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify new funding opportunities (e.g. Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Wave 2) to expand the work of HUG and HRA

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use of Parity Projects Portfolio energy modelling analytics to produce archetype specific plans for council homes and identify the range of works needed for the pathway from current level to EPC C and on to net zero carbon

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identification of “business as usual” retrofit opportunities in planned capital works, voids and vulnerable tenant support

 

 

 

 

 

 

Determine target for all properties to reach EPC C minimum as part of pathway to whole-stock net zero ambition

 

 

 

 

 

 

Work with partners towards a “one stop shop” energy advice centre service

 

 

 

 

 

 

BUILDINGS

Proactive engagement with landlords around current and future regulatory obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consider green accreditation schemes for private landlords (including access to finance, suppliers, installers and discounted EPC surveys) to improve the energy efficiency of their stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

Support and enforcement of minimum energy efficiency standards for the private rented sector

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provide planning guidance and supporting documents for retrofit on existing buildings (including listed and historic retrofit)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Produce a Supplementary Planning Guide to raise overall sustainability standards of new developments across the city

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engage with  businesses to minimise energy use eg retailers shutting doors and turning off air conditioning

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guildhall refurbishment - Low carbon measures including water source heat-pump and triple-glazing as part of wider renovation work

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signpost and promote retrofit opportunities and funding (initially targeting business sectors/domestic housing areas with the most need)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provide forums for stakeholder collaboration and showcasing of best practice

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deliver local pilots and demonstrators that showcase low carbon heating solutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annual energy audits of all public sector buildings

 

 

 

 

 

 

Develop a decarbonisation plan for all council owned buildings (including Schools) to identify the most viable solutions to achieving net zero by 2030

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy audit & decarbonisation plans for non-council buildings

 

 

 

 

 

 

BUILDINGS

Support business decarbonisation - Promote ReBIZ: a resource efficient business support programme for SMEs, offering a free energy audits and potential grant funding

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ongoing skills programme for Building Services staff to build capacity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Develop a retrofit skills pathway whether in Further Education or new decarbonisation competencies of existing suppliers and workers, also supporting apprenticeships

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carry out energy audits of all industrial buildings

 

 

 

 

 

 

Workshops for business, developers, facility managers etc, report on signups

 

 

 

 

 

 

Update Local Plan to require all new commercial developments to achieve highest environmental standards (BREEAM Outstanding or similar)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Require post-completion emissions monitoring and annual reporting for all new developments

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collecting developer contributions to deliver net zero projects as part of a Climate Change Action Plan Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

Include biodiversity requirements for all new developments

 

 

 

 

 

 

Explore procurement/direct labour opportunities to build consumer/provider market through council programmes

 

 

 

 

 

 

Establish an approach to new strategic delivery partner procurement

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRANSPORT

Update the Local Transport Plan, which will be required to deliver carbon savings from transport and will set targets for reductions through behaviour change, modal shift, investing in sustainable transport. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Active travel programme - Various infrastructure and access improvements to increase pedestrian and cycling provision across the city

 

 

 

 

 

 

Develop a Travel Demand Management Plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equip any drivers of council vehicles with the necessary knowledge to more appropriately plan journeys in order to minimise disruption and maximise carbon savings

 

 

 

 

 

 

Encourage car sharing scheme in the city to reduce number of individual car journeys

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engage with school bus route operators to carry out route optimisation and minimise multi-stop journeys

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify and facilitate the provision of widespread Wi-Fi and high-speed internet to less-well connected areas across the city to facilitate agile/remote working

 

 

 

 

 

 

Business travel plans - Support businesses to develop travel plans that promote active and zero carbon transport solutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provide guidance and support to businesses/ large employers to maintain recent behaviour change on working from home and reduced business travel whilst minimising the impact on business effectiveness

 

 

 

 

 

 

Encourage active commuting for all council staff & all staff across the council geography

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decarbonise public transport - Various actions delivering improvements to the city's bus network through an enhanced partnership with providers and increased fleet electrification

 

 

 

 

 

 

Significant new investment in cycling, walking and public transport infrastructure

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reduce the need to own and use a car by requiring that the location and design of new developments be accessible by safe cycling, walking routes and good quality public transport.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use the York COVID-19 Economic Recovery Strategy and Local Transport Plan to identify a long-term Cycling Network Plan and key Core Walking Zones (CWZs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trial e-mobility solutions - Working with the Department for Transport and Tier, trial the introduction of e-scooter and e-bikes in the city

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuous delivery of a behaviour change program on cycling and walking to encourage non-car modes as the best choice for short journeys

 

 

 

 

 

 

Encourage uptake in active travel through accelerating the development of strategic high-quality walking and cycling routes across the city

 

 

 

 

 

 

Work with schools and academies in the city to set up walking buses and provide cycle workshops

 

 

 

 

 

 

Develop a Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engage with communities to understand the appetite for expansion of the provision of Low and Slow Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs & STNs), time restricted street closures or speed limits

 

 

 

 

 

 

York Car club - Work with Enterprise to decarbonise and expand the city’s car club

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enforce restrictions on idling whilst running an anti-idling campaign

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ensure the delivery of an efficient bus rail interchange at York Station Front

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conduct regular surveys of council staff commuting and business travel with targeted actions and guidance on sustainable travel

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expand work with employers to encourage staff to travel to work sustainably

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provide cycle training for staff and residents

 

 

 

 

 

 

Co-ordinate public transport services with the local tourism sector

 

 

 

 

 

 

Smart Travel Evolution Programme (STEP) monitoring and analysing real-time journey information to improve transport planning and traffic management in the city. STEP is improving the connectivity and data collection of York’s transport technology assets in order to future-proof how the City deals with changing levels of demand

 

 

 

 

 

 

York Outer Ring Road - Produce a Carbon Impact Assessment for York Outer Ring Road expansion. Identify mitigation measures during the construction phase and maximising the sustainable transport opportunities during design and delivery

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decarbonise council fleet - Four year fleet electrification programme for all our vehicles under 3.5t and replacement of HGVs to Euro 6 standard engines

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decarbonise refuse vehicles - Acquisition of 2 fully electric refuse vehicles

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase access to EV charging infrastructure - Deliver the rollout of new charging points across York to provide 184 Fast charging spaces and 7 Rapid chargers. Create new EV hyperhubs at Park & Ride locations across the city (first sites are Monks Cross and Poppleton Bar)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enable a rapid shift to electric vehicles by installing significant new charging infrastructure

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mandate low/zero emissions requirements into taxi licensing

 

 

 

 

 

 

Implement EV-ready building codes and establish preferred EV parking policy

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify sites for new EV infrastructure through consultation and strategic assessment

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strengthen procurement policies for Council suppliers who provide services using low-carbon freight vehicles

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trial low carbon last mile logistics - Feasibility study and subsequent pilot scheme to reduce emissions relating to deliveries travelling in to and out of York

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initiate a pilot scheme for local deliveries using e-cargo bike trial 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assess the feasibility of local distribution hubs for home deliveries in York which utilise low-carbon "Last Mile" deliveries following the pilot

 

 

 

 

 

 

WASTE & CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Create forums & groups for businesses to explore consolidating journeys, e.g. restaurants based near each other could utilise the same supplier

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deliver a communications and behavioural food waste campaign using community growing projects and education in schools across all of CYC residents & businesses

 

 

 

 

 

 

Produce a Food waste strategy, once the Govt White Paper is released

 

 

 

 

 

 

Support growth in the circular economy - Develop a circular economy roadmap for the city, which maps material flows to identify opportunities for circularity and co-location. Bring stakeholders together and create the conditions for a circular economy to flourish

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communication and behavioural campaign on minimising water use to residents

 

 

 

 

 

 

Waste reduction, reuse & recycle initiatives - Reuse of household goods; Removal of organic waste from household waste collection; Trial collection of bikes from HWRCs in New Earswick for refurbishment and reuse; Recycle old bin stock.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate waste audits - Understand the causes and quantities of waste generated by corporate activity. Develop and deliver actions to reduce waste and increase recycling

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provide guidance and information to support businesses to report on their waste - increase waste charges

 

 

 

 

 

 

Report annually on the Council's own waste

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ensure emissions reduction and waste reduction is a key priority in the council's waste strategies, decisions and investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ban single use plastics within the Council's buildings and events and develop a Plastic Free Strategy across the organisation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Develop education and communication campaigns for residents to raise awareness of what can be recycled

 

 

 

 

 

 

Support community groups to develop the local sharing/circular economy e.g. repair café, library of things, community fridge, food redistribution centres

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deliver pedestrian and cycle access to  Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) so all residents can safely access the site and dispose of their household waste and recycling

 

 

 

 

 

 

Champion zero waste cafes and plastic free business to residents to encourage behaviour change to low waste services

 

 

 

 

 

 

Work with other local authorities to share case studies from businesses on circular economy practices to maximise environmental and economic opportunities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expand networks facilitating the donation of edible surplus food to food banks across the city

 

 

 

 

 

 

No single use plastic at the Christmas market

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engage with suppliers to adopt circular economy principles through procurement policies

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pilot recycled road surfaces - Trial a new lower carbon solution of ‘crumb’ recycled rubber tyres for resurfacing roads in Wheldrake.

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL

Skills & Training - Increase green jobs and green skills across the city and region; providing new employment, training and increasing capacity in the supply chain

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sustainable procurement - Update the council procurement policy to include consideration of carbon emissions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Encourage businesses across the city to use procurement policies to favour local suppliers e.g. local produce if providing food

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mapping local businesses operating in the low carbon goods and services sector. Acting as a reference for anyone requiring low carbon goods and services and a tool for monitoring activity and growth in the sector

 

 

 

 

 

 

Support  SMEs to access funding and collaborate on energy projects through a shared platform

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provide direct business support for reducing carbon emissions and accessing green finance

 

 

 

 

 

 

NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

Protect existing local green spaces, the green belt and locally designated nature sites

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pollinator strategy - Conserving the UK’s pollinators by ensuring the council will consider the needs of pollinators in the delivery of its duties and work

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weed pilot - Pilot heat treatment as an alternative weed control method to glyphosate

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manage council-owned land and road verges to increase biodiversity and carbon sequestration

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biodiversity net gain - Carry out a mapping exercise to assess which areas of the city could be designated, protected and enhanced as green space for biodiversity net gain.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Green & Blue infrastructure strategy - Assess the carbon sequestration potential of current council land and identify opportunities to increase sequestration, looking into different natural carbon capture options

 

 

 

 

 

 

Develop a long-term strategy to protect and manage existing urban trees and woodland in the city

 

 

 

 

 

 

York Community Woodland - New 78 hectare community woodland providing outdoor leisure opportunities, areas for physical activity, walking and cycling, new educational opportunities and biodiversity. Consisting of over 210,000 trees and sequestering 29,000 tonnes of carbon over its lifetime

 

 

 

 

 

 

Green streets - plant trees, woodland or hedgerows on council-owned land (where appropriate) including strategic land and along grass verges or highways

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tree Canopy Expansion - Set an ambition for increasing York's tree canopy cover from 10.76% to 13% by 2050, equating to around 22-27 ha per annum. This target would result in an annual carbon sequestration rate at 2050 of circa 9,000tCO2 per year

 

 

 

 

 

 

Urban Tree Planting - Opportunity mapping to assess urban and rural areas of the city which could be converted to small-scale woodland or are available for tree planting

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tree Giveaway - 500 households across the city each season

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ensure tree cover is considered for all new developments through the new Local Plan and explore incentives for developers to retain trees to achieve the 13% city-wide tree canopy target

 

 

 

 

 

 

Castle Mills - Riverside Park and new pedestrian riverside bridge, increasing biodiversity and active travel

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engage with community groups (e.g. friends of parks groups) and schools to carry out tree planting

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prioritise tree planting initiatives in more deprived and less green wards of the city, where the opportunities for, and benefits of, action are greatest

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase the number of Green Flag status parks across the city

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signpost information for farmers to take up more sustainable practices and a renewable energy supply

 

 

 

 

 

 

Develop an offsetting/Insetting strategy to address residual emissions not tackled by direct actions in the city with a validated offsetting method

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flood Alleviation - Upgrade and renewal of the cities flood defences to better protect more than 2000 homes and businesses

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flood Risk Resilience - Flood and Coastal Resilience Innovation Programme - incentivise the uptake of natural flood risk management measures across the River Swale, Ure and Nidd catchments

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENERGY

100% of electricity purchased by the council is from renewable generation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conduct a renewable energy feasibility study to evaluate the opportunities for renewable generation across the city

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heat mapping - Identification of opportunities for decarbonised heating solutions across the city, using the proposed heat network zoning policy as a potential tool for delivery

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use policy to prioritise key strategic Rrenewable sites

 

 

 

 

 

 

Local Area Energy Plan - A whole system approach,  integrating heat, power and transport, with local stakeholder knowledge to deliver a comprehensive, data-driven and cost-effective plan for decarbonising York's energy system

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase solar capacity - Installation of PV at locations across the city, including Union Terrace

 

 

 

 

 

 

Install solar panels on council-owned buildings or ground mounted on council owned land where feasible

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solar for Schools - Supporting SfS and York Community Energy to increase solar capacity on schools across York. Carbon Reduction Team will promote the scheme, support schools to provide energy data and act as council point of contact for queries 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Green Energy Park - Opportunity assessment for future Green Energy Park in York

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collaborate with local training colleges and educational centres to ensure skills to install solar panels are within the local workforce

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consult with residents on the benefits of installing solar panels and the potential opportunities from initiatives like solar streets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Work with York and North Yorkshire LEP to shape the development of the Local Area Energy Plans to include renewable energy pilots and schemes

 

 

 

 

 

 

Develop large-scale renewable energy projects through collaboration and public/private partnerships

 

 

 

 

 

 

Switch street lighting to well-designed and well-directed LED lights.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Replace 'life expired' columns with solar lights, where appropriate

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reduce energy used by the council in our own estate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Support the development of renewable energy and energy storage, including by supporting skills-training for local workers and encouraging applications for new installations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Encourage residents to consider "miles travelled" in their purchasing decisions and buy locally where possible

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase climate change communication - Provision of climate change information for residents and city partners through the council website, press releases, social media and monthly e-newsletter

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENGAGEMENT

Provide climate change information through the council website, press releases, social media and newsletter

 

 

 

 

 

 

Create stakeholder networks - Manage existing stakeholder networks, developing new relationships with city partners and provide forums for the exchange of ideas

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carbon Reduction Training - Ensure all staff receive sufficient training to understand the carbon impact of their work and are confident to identify ways to reduce emissions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engage on Climate Change Strategy - Deliver the Climate Change Engagement plan, consisting of consultation, focus groups, round-tables, public attitude surveys, 'climate corner' and other events

 

 

 

 

 

 

GOVERNANCE

Produce a City of York Climate Change Strategy that sets the vision and outline for a net-zero carbon and climate resilient city by 2030; providing a clear costed route map of the changes required

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incorporate carbon assessments into council decision making framework

 

 

 

 

 

 

Review and improve how we involve citizens in our existing decision-making processes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Report annually on citywide carbon emissions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Report annually on the council's corporate emissions and recommended actions for decarbonisation; publish on the York Open Data Platform

 

 

 

 

 

 

Publish an annual action update on progress in meeting the city's climate change ambition

 

 

 

 

 

 

Require the climate commission for York, to create a partnership to collaborate, drive, support and track climate change progress across the city

 

 

 

 

 

 

Align all council strategies, policies and plans with our climate change ambition

 

 

 

 

 

 

Explore green financing options for large scale climate change projects (including community bonds and UK Green Investment Bank)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Divest all investments from fossil fuels, including any pension funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use legal and planning mechanisms such as Section 106 agreements, the Community Infrastructure Levy, and other mechanisms to fund climate actions and nature restoration projects.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Work with the York & North Yorkshire LEP to deliver the Clean Growth Grand Challenge

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shape the new Economic Strategy to put York and the region on the map for investors and investment in low carbon technologies and industries

 

 

 

 

 

 

Embed requirements for green building/green energy upskilling/apprenticeships into the Council's procurement process

 

 

 

 

 

 

Council opt, where possible, for local suppliers e.g. local produce if providing food

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



[1] https://modgov.york.gov.uk/documents/s158863/Annex%20A_City%20of%20York%20Council_Climate%20Change%20Action%20Update.pdf