Governance & Civic Participation

YORprocure Energy Workshop

Jon.Clubb@lgyh.gov.uk — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 15:35:45 +0000

Local authorities in Yorkshire & Humber collectively spend £120m per year on energy procurement. With rising fuel costs and unprecedented budget pressures this workshop will help authorities to share and identify good practice, develop networks between the different professional networks involved in procuring, managing and reducing energy use and begin to develop a roadmap to reduce regional spend on energy.

This event is open to local authorities only. Delegates can book their place on-line at http://tinyurl.com/q6ukeme or call LGYH on 01924 200262.

Creating & Managing Resilient Local Highways - resource published

Jon.Clubb@lgyh.gov.uk — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:57:41 +0000

A new resource for practitioners involved with the maintenance and development of the local highway network in a changing climate has been published by Climate UK. 'Creating & Managing Resilient Local Highways' follows the successful event in Wakefield presented by Your Climate, in association with Climate UK and national partners, including the Department for Transport and ADEPT that was aimed at local authority elected members, service managers and officers from highways engineering, maintenance, street services, strategic planning, regeneration, environment and sustainability.

Climate Disadvantage - What are the social impacts of climate change?

Jon.Clubb@lgyh.gov.uk — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 12:04:03 +0000

Disadvantaged people and communities can be disproportionately affected by climate change. This landmark event will examine the links between climate change and poverty, help to identify the interdependancies and explore ways to understand and improve our responses through climate change adaptation policy and practice.

Climate Change Risk Assessment Published

Sunny — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:25:39 +0000

The UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) 2012 has now been published. It is the first assessment of its kind for the UK and the first in a 5 year cycle. It provides underpinning evidence that can be used by Government to help inform priorities for action and appropriate adaptation measures.

Follow Your Climate on Twitter

Sunny — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:03:15 +0000

Your Climate has embraced the new and is now an active Twitter user and participant. We have been running our account for a couple of months to test the water and gather feedback as to whether it is a useful part of how we communicate our plans, actions and activities.

Who are Climate UK?

Sunny — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:46:38 +0000

Climate UK, is a not-for-profit Community of Interest Company working with Climate Change Partnerships across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland to promote action on climate change.

Climate UK's aim is to investigate, inform and advise on risks and opportunities presented by climate change; and coordinate and support integrated, sustainable and effective responses.

YHREF Humber Sub-Region Event: New Jan 14th Date Announced!

Sunny — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:01:45 +0000

Despite the difficulties that the current political situation has created YHREF were feeling pretty happy with the latter section of 2010. On occasion, it has been like trying to dress an eel in a tuxedo but our workshop programme has generated lively discussion, avenues of investigation and opportunities for future partnerships and networks.

If you have missed the story so far then the workshop reports contain everthing that you need. Please download them from the link below.

We're part of Climate UK

Jon.Clubb@lgyh.gov.uk — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 16:17:39 +0000

Climate UK is the national network of nine climate change partnerships in England, together with our counterpart in Northern Ireland, the Adaptation Scotland programme and the Welsh Government.

Climate UK was constituted as a Community Interest Company ('Climate Partnership UK', trading as Climate UK) in 2011. Your Climate works closely with its equivalents throughout the UK to share and transfer good practice and deliver joint projects.

IPCC: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability

Jon.Clubb@lgyh.gov.uk — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 21:57:48 +0000

The IPCC has today published its latest report 'Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability' as part of the suite of products for the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5).

The IPCC aims to provide the world with a clear scientific view on the current state of knowledge in climate change and its potential environmental and socio-economic impacts.

"Nobody on this planet is going to be untouched by the impacts of climate change". Rajendra Pachauri, Chairman, IPCC.

Dates Announced for Climate Change Training for Planning Officers

Sunny — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:07:40 +0000

The Comprehensive Planning and Climate Change Training for Planning Officers will be delivered by Arup to enhance the skills planning officers need to take positive action on climate change and increase local authority capacity to tackle the causes and effects.

EU 2020 Going Local

Sunny — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:49:54 +0000

LGYH is an active partner in an EU funded Interreg 4c project called ‘EU2020 Going Local’. The project involves 14 partners from across Europe developing a new programme around the delivery of the Europe 2020 strategy. There is a particular emphasis on climate change, energy and sustainable transport.

Climate Change Risks for Yorkshire and Humber

Sunny — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:31:52 +0000

To coincide with the publication of the UK CCRA 2012 and given the importance of local adaptation action, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) commissioned the Climate Change Partnerships across England to produce an information pack to highlight key risks and opportunities from climate change within each area.

Is localism delivering for climate change?

Sunny — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:55:03 +0000

This report explores the impacts of the coalition’s localism agenda on climate change action. It asks:

A plain English guide to the Localism Act - Update

Sunny — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:44:59 +0000

This document describes the main measures of the Localism Act under four headings:

Empowering communities to create cleaner, greener neighbourhoods

Sunny — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:38:21 +0000

Localis has launched the third pamphlet in its Big Society Series. 'The Big Green Society: Empowering communities to create, cleaner, greener neighbourhoods'.