Registration for the Place-based Climate Action Network Conference at The Royal Society is now open!

Join us in person on 19 June 2023 to explore our theme, ‘Local climate action: moving out of silos’.

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It’s a pleasure to be helping Coventry to launch its new climate strategy tonight. The city has already halved its carbon emissions since 2000 - doing the other half would cut its energy bill in half & help tackle fuel poverty, create jobs, improve public health etc… PCAN (Place-based Climate Action Network)

Can you help us improve local #climateaction by doing our survey?

If you're in a climate organisation, your response will help inform a PCAN report that will celebrate successes and reflect on shared challenges, plus an online toolkit for new groups.

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Are you involved in an organisation, group, partnership or other type of collaboration that is working to tackle climate action where you live?

If so, the Place-based Climate Action Network (PCAN) would like to hear about your experiences!

Read more: pcancities.org.uk/news/take-part…

Imagine… What would a genuine plan for levelling up the north of England look like? Ask a German | Andy Burnham theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Pleased to speak to City of York Council council tonight about their new climate strategy that combines deliverable actions on net zero in buildings and transport with clear plans on resilience and nature Yorkshire and Humber Climate Commission PCAN (Place-based Climate Action Network)

What a deeply damaging and completely indefensible decision on Cumbria today - reveals the wafer thin veneer of support for coherent, consistent climate action there is in some quarters of the UK. Shameful stuff.

Here's a great way for businesses in Yorkshire & Humber to take #ClimateAction by signing the Yorkshire and Humber Climate Commission Pledge, committing to become climate ready, reduce emissions to #netzero , enhance nature & help to promote a just transition More info: bit.ly/3UBYELf

Agenda published for Tuesday’s launch of our Commonplace citizens’ engagement platform.
We’ll be joined by Amy Hazlehurst Andy Gouldson Kat Armstrong Sam Herbert and Catherine Graves who will demo the site and open up the first 2 conversations. Register: eventbrite.com/e/yorkshire-an…

And launching analysis that suggests climate impacts will cost Yorkshire and Humber £4.6bn a year by 2050 - which is why we need to double our efforts on adaptation and resilience #yorkshireclimate Yorkshire and Humber Climate Commission

And launching new analysis that suggests Yorkshire and Humber is spending £9bn more on energy this year than last - that’s an extra £1600 for every person - but the region could save at least £2.4bn through net zero investments Yorkshire and Humber Climate Commission

Here at the #ypclimatechange summit where Yorkshire and Humber Climate Commission is launching our new regional climate action pledge - sign up now at climateactionpledge.org.uk

New position paper out now from the Yorkshire and Humber Climate Commission on the challenge that is aviation ⬇️⬇️

We have written to the new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to request six key changes to national policy that we believe can enable faster action on the climate and ecological emergency.

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'Achieving net zero is fundamental to the future of the economy'.

Read about our response to the Chris Skidmore @beisgovuk #NetZeroReview .

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Today at the #C40Summit , @C40Cities and UTP Journals are thrilled to launch the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, edited by David Miller T.O., Rachel Huxley, and Isabel Sitcov. The first issue is available now: bit.ly/JCCPE11

What are Investment Zones, and how might they impact efforts to act on the #ClimateEmergency ?

Yorkshire and Humber Climate Commission Senior Engagement and Impact Officer Andrew Wood explains in our new Commentary.

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Our Co-Director Andy Gouldson says: “We can’t wait for national government to take the lead, we need to show what can be done regionally.

“We’re decarbonising at 3-4% per year but we need to do more than 10% per year to hit our 2038 net zero target.”

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Our annual energy bill for the region is predicted to be £30b - this could be spent on things like tackling poverty.

We need joined up thinking, innovation & to redouble our efforts to reach our net zero, climate resilience & nature recovery targets says Andy Gouldson.

We have today written to Drax to request a meeting to consider their sustainability policies and practices, particularly when it comes to the sourcing of the wood pellets that they produce in North America, and their alignment with our principles and commitments.