Civic Participation

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.

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.

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'.

Member Vacancies on North York Moors & Yorkshire Dales National Park Authorities

Sunny — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:09:17 +0000

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Caroline Spelman, has announced her intention to appoint new members to five National Park Authorities (NPAs) and to the Broads Authority.

Talking Climate

Sunny — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:28:47 +0000

There is a great deal of research on climate change communication. But too often this valuable knowledge doesn’t reach the people who need it most: climate change communicators. At the same time, researchers are often unaware of how to promote their work beyond academic journals.

A New Woodland Strategy for Bradford District - Public Consultation

Sunny — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:23:48 +0000

Public and private woodlands provide many benefits to citizens, visitors and businesses as well as being a vital component of our natural environment or “green infrastructure”.

Protecting and enhancing the district’s woodlands against the background of climate change and the pressures of population growth within the context of a complex policy and regulatory framework is a challenge for all woodland owners and managers.

Independent Panel on Forestry Progress Report

Sunny — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:20:22 +0000

On 8 December 2011 the Independent Panel on Forestry published its progress report. The report says the Panel are working towards recommendations that will increase the benefits generated from all forests in England – to the people that enjoy them, to nature and to the businesses that rely on them. Of the woods which are not in the public estate, 80%, only about half of them are managed. The Panel wants to see more woods created and more woods managed.

Spotlight on the Sustainable Farming network

Sunny — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:08:22 +0000

Sustainable Farming is a public network for those interested in sustainable farming in the Yorkshire and Humber Region.

It is managed by Vicky Wren, the Farm Resource Efficiency Programme (FREP) Project Manager.

The network includes news, events, forums for discussion and the Farming Futures interactive map to discover case studies, factsheets and events in your region.

Climate Change Fund for Communities

Sunny — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:52:42 +0000

The Big Lottery Fund, Communities Living Sustainably will fund partnerships that bring together the public, private, voluntary and community sectors to build up to 10 sustainable and resilient communities to help deal with the potential impact of climate change.

These communities will provide inspiration and share their learning with other communities across England. We are particularly interested in supporting the most vulnerable groups and communities who are more likely to be affected by climate change.

Consultation on Feed-in Tariffs for solar PV

Sunny — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:11:41 +0000

This consultation invites comments on the Government’s proposals for the tariff levels available for renewable electricity generation from solar PV installations of 250kW or below under the Feed-in Tariffs scheme (FITs). This consultation applies to England, Wales and Scotland only.

Inside Parliament: Practical and useful information on how groups can engage with Parliament

Sunny — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:10:36 +0000

Free workshops around the region providing practical and useful information on how groups can engage with Parliament.

Many people may not find the work of Parliament interesting, or have negative views on it, but the laws made and issues debated there have a significant impact on communities around the country. The workshop will demonstrate how to engage with Parliamentary processes to raise vital issues and make your opinions known.

It will cover:

Is localism delivering for climate change?

Sunny — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:06:39 +0000

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

Climate Change Skills Fund - YoHr Space Programme Report and Project Update

Sunny — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:57:45 +0000

Local authority Leaders and Chief Executives recognised the critical importance of managing the risks and opportunities associated with climate change in Yorkshire and Humber and agreed a programme of work that commenced in February 2009. This report sets out the overall programme aims, objectives and outcomes for the YoHr Space Climate Change Programme. It contains details on each project and how to get in touch with the people that led the work as well as where to find the exhaustive range of tools and resources that have been developed.