by Simon Bowens | Jun 29, 2018 | Air Quality, Transport
Air pollution causes 40,000 early deaths across the UK every year and the majority of the population breathe illegally polluted air. Parts of Yorkshire have a serious air pollution problem. Data from Public Health England reveals over 2500 premature deaths caused by...
by Simon Bowens | Jun 29, 2018 | Divestment
The Government is changing the rules for pension funds, which will mean they have to take far greater account of issues like climate change. This is great news, but they need to hear loud and clear that people want this change – the pensions industry are saying “ooh...
by Simon Bowens | Jun 29, 2018 | Divestment
12 Bradford councilors have now a signed pledge asking West Yorkshire Pension Fund to divest from fossil fuels to protect the climate and members’ pensions. Kirklees UNISON passed a second motion in March at their AGM again demanding West Yorkshire Pension Fund...
by Simon Bowens | Jun 29, 2018 | Transport
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust (YAS) is driving down carbon emissions with new hydrogen-electric vehicles as part of its support services. It is the first ambulance service in the country to introduce the support vehicles and has set itself the challenge of...
by Simon Bowens | Jun 29, 2018 | Transport
Transport for the North’s Strategic Transport Plan sets out how over £70bn of investment in infrastructure will be spent over the next few decades. But with transport now accounting, according to some Government sources, up to 40% of the UK’s greenhouse...
by Simon Bowens | Jun 29, 2018 | Past Events
In June, Zero Carbon Yorkshire’s Annual General Meeting took place in Leeds. We kicked off with activists from across Yorkshire contributing to a shared reporting wall where people shared which groups they were form and what they were doing. James McKay from the...
by Tony Herrmann | Sep 2, 2017 | ZCY News
From Settle to Hull, and from Northallerton to Sheffield, there are groups working right now on energy, food, transport, and buildings solutions for a climate safe future. Whether already involved or not, this event is for people who want to make Zero Carbon Yorkshire...
by Tony Herrmann | Aug 2, 2017 | Buildings, Past Events, ZCY News
Chayley Collis, Coordinator of Zero Carbon Yorkshire Buildings Group When trying to tackle the massive challenge of getting Yorkshire to Zero Carbon as quickly as possible, the Zero Carbon Yorkshire Buildings working group has decided that one of its key aims should...
by Tony Herrmann | Aug 2, 2016 | Past Events, ZCY News
Zero Carbon Yorkshire launched with a bang on 27 February 2016 at Leeds Civic Hall. 80 campaigners, academics, local government representatives and officers, business people and other concerned individuals came together for a high-energy day of Open Space...
by Tony Herrmann | Apr 21, 2016 | ZCY News
Ambitious decarbonisation plan launched for Yorkshire The COP 21 Paris Agreement in December 2015 committed the UK and world governments to radical carbon emission cuts to keep within safe climate levels. Environmental campaigners in Yorkshire believe that the UK...
