North Yorkshire Council is planning a series of workshops to help shape a programme to bring savings to energy bills and help cut carbon dioxide emissions.
he Council is working with the York and North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership to deliver a programme to help tackle climate change and reduce harmful emissions as part of the North Yorkshire UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
The council has allocated £780,000 for three strands of work to create a programme to support and build capacity for community climate action as well as business-based decarbonisation programmes to reduce energy costs and carbon emissions.
The programmes could include grant funding for feasibility studies and low carbon measures as well as consultancy support, energy and resource audits and capital grants for adaptations.
Executive member for climate change, Cllr Greg White, said: “If we are to mitigate its scale and impact, climate change requires an urgent and effective response from all of us. These workshops aim to involve local community groups, businesses and stakeholders to get an overarching view on how the work should progress – what is required to reach net zero and the types of support that will be needed.”
The sessions, which take place in Skipton, Selby and Scarborough, are:
Developing Business Net Zero programmes:
- May 16: 9.30am to 12pm, SELFA, Skipton.
- May 18: 9am to 11.30am, Brayton Community Centre, Selby.
- May 30: 3pm to 5pm, Sea View Conference room, Scarborough Town Hall.
Developing a Community Climate Action Programme:
- May 16: 1pm to 3pm, SELFA, Skipton.
- May 18: 1pm to 3pm, Brayton Community Centre, Selby.
- May 30: 9.30am to 12pm, Sea View room, Scarborough Town Hall.
