Richmondshire Climate Action
We're doing it!
Richmondshire is taking action to respond to the climate and environment emergency that affects each and every one of us, now and in the future.
Supported by Richmondshire District Council, we are the Richmondshire Climate Action Partnership, and we are working with local people and communities to coordinate projects and action across the district.
Take a look at what we're doing and please contact us if you would like to get involved!
UPDATE - Helping Richmondshire Heat, Eat and Meet event - The Garden Rooms, Tennants, Leyburn - 1st July, 10am-3pm
The soaring cost of energy and food is compounding financial hardship for those who were already struggling and is causing difficulty for many more. In response, The Helping Richmondshire event is bringing together a broad spectrum of local Community Support organisations, community groups, and businesses to provide local people with information, advice and support.
The event is covering four themes:
· Community Support
· Energy
· Food, and
· Transport and Travel
If you need help, you look after someone who needs support or you want to help others in your community, there will be something of value for you at this event. The event is free admission and open to everyone. Here is a brief explanation of what you can expect:
Community Support organisations
A dozen locally based community support organisations will be in attendance providing a range of different services – benefits, debt and financial advice, housing, consumer rights and legal advice, support for parents who need practical help in caring for children, subsidised respite breaks, dementia care and more … or just someone to talk to.
Energy
Funding for fuel poverty, help to reduce energy costs, grants for improving thermal properties of your home and/or retrofitting energy efficient heat and power, advice on renewable energy solutions and the development and delivery of community energy
Projects.
Food
Financial assistance, food bank and food share schemes in Richmondshire, how to cook healthy cheap and tasty meals, advice on starting to grow your own food and/or set up a community garden.
Transport and travel
Advice on public transport options including community bus schemes, car share options, e-bikes and e-scooters, electric vehicles and more.
People from participating organisations will be available at their stands all day, and there will be a rolling programme of short presentations by several participants detailing their services and/or advice. A provisional list of the organisations attending is below, but keep your eye out for additions as we get closer to the day:
Community Support Organisations
Home Start Richmondshire https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwib0bu80J34AhUaRsAKHYqmANMQFnoECA4QAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.homestartrichmondshire.org.uk%2F&usg=AOvVaw3JGPbiXTLzR-TBJOdMKkz8
North Yorkshire County Council Community Support Organisation - Leyburn and District (Bedale to Hawes, and Masham to Colburn) - https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjmy6TApaX4AhWJYsAKHbGyB-8QFnoECBYQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.northyorks.gov.uk%2Fsafety-first-centre-restarts-activities-and-clubs-residents&usg=AOvVaw0lutYkxTutPljK3SkSs_R6
Leyburn Arts and Community Centre https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwj1rZjU0Z34AhXHgVwKHRRoA6oQFnoECAYQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.leyburnartscentre.com%2F&usg=AOvVaw1NIL-NKbcfYxZyCtht5Ru8
Parenting Together https://www.parentingtogether.co.uk/
Colburn Community Support http://www.colburncommunitysupport.org.uk/
Group Hug www.grouphugapp.org
North Yorkshire County Council Stronger Communities Team https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiIxKfT0p34AhUPO8AKHYPvBEcQtwJ6BAgaEAE&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.northyorks.gov.uk%2Fstronger-communities&usg=AOvVaw1wfuUR0lNRJ9YT3L-oM7_1
Richmondshire District Council Community Engagement Team
York and North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership – Growth Hub https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiVy8Pj0p34AhWYhFwKHRYTBwwQFnoECBcQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ynygrowthhub.com%2F&usg=AOvVaw2II2JED1c-SpVgnvvmDnCB
North Yorkshire County Council Libraries https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjG7KLX2J34AhUKilwKHf2pBncQFnoECAQQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.northyorks.gov.uk%2Flibraries-0&usg=AOvVaw3NU8xTaf-MX-0r1D0yJ8ET
Coast and Vale Community Action, Scarborough - Circular economy for cost efficiency and community interdependence https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjY_6fpo6D4AhUITMAKHQ7LC40QFnoECAcQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcavca.org.uk%2F&usg=AOvVaw3-CMvw5xRK4rrNaJvH-RNH
Ruskin Mill Trust, Clervaux Tust Darlington - https://www.rmt.org/clervaux/
Hambleton and Richmondshire Primary Care Trust - Social Prescribers Team
Food theme
MIND garden project team https://www.darlingtonmind.com/
Richmond School Big Garden Project https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjl9IP20p34AhWPR8AKHaG2BIwQFnoECAgQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.richmondshiretoday.co.uk%2Fcommunity-garden-project-underway-at-richmond-school-and-sixth-form-college%2F&usg=AOvVaw0ZIGjMwI7F9mD9wSP8O-yS
Tunstall Community Garden https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwi4sZ6O0534AhUkoVwKHXEwD_UQFnoECAsQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fguitarcat50.wixsite.com%2Ftunstallgarden%2Fcommunity-garden&usg=AOvVaw12zbfzhzkuzbBQTd07IbL2
Sustainable Swaledale Incredible Edibles Project - free seedlings to get your veg plot started https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjA04is0534AhUBgFwKHae_BggQFnoECAIQAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sustainableswaledale.org%2Fblog%2Fincredible-edible-reeth-getting-started%2F&usg=AOvVaw2V1MJ39R1SrvZFMkg_XT-G
Influence Church Food Bank, Richmond https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwj78_TD0534AhWJQUEAHZDvDXgQFnoECBcQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.influencechurch.co.uk%2Fstorehouse%2F&usg=AOvVaw2NG0SLxwegUh3P1pCfRKp3
Wensleydale Open Pantry http://upperwensleydalechurch.org/st-oswalds/open-pantry/
Joy Barrett - cheap healthy and tasty food cooking demonstration
Newton-le-Willows Climate Change Group - free vegetable seedlings to get you started in the garden!
OLIO - food share app https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjRzure2Z34AhXRgVwKHRxLDb0QFnoECA4QAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Folioex.com%2F&usg=AOvVaw2NJJLmY_ksA3OeiofgHYjM
e50K - Bramble Woods, Catterick, community project team - https://www.e50k.org.uk/projects/bramble-woods
North Yorkshire Rotters - https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/north-yorkshire-rotters
Riverford Organic Farmers - https://www.riverford.co.uk/?utm_bicampaign=brand_exact&utm_bicampaigntype=brand_exact&utm_biterm=exact&gclid=CjwKCAjwzeqVBhAoEiwAOrEmzWZgAcd5OE_isnDRYzH9IceZ5gs-Jv4byEIiXKumyU9inBvGGgPOzxoCvzcQAvD_BwE
Womens Institute - Wensleydale
Richmondshire District Council - Choose to Lose Programme - https://www.richmondshire.gov.uk/leisure-and-tourism/health-and-wellbeing/choose-to-lose-adult-weight-management-programme/
Ash Creativity - Crafting skills and creative designs
Energy theme
GTec Hawes – electrical and renewable energy advice and training https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwidwKvw0534AhUeSkEAHQJfBW0QFnoECAkQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fgtec.co.uk%2F&usg=AOvVaw26cO_DRe9luyWoTpwmkJ8X
Warm and Well Project – free home energy advice https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjG4sL90534AhUFhFwKHSGED-YQFnoECAoQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitizensadvicehrs.org.uk%2Ftest-local-project-1%2F&usg=AOvVaw0nr-8Zqyz1kTS6BGjpdeCg
Eco-EnerG, Barnard Castle – renewable energy installer https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjU3P2R1J34AhXxSUEAHQcpCvIQFnoECBIQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Feco-energ.co.uk%2F&usg=AOvVaw3ZXZNJGXmbRx9Sorc_3-J4
YES Energy Solutions – grants and funding for insulation, heating and solar panels https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjwytCj1J34AhWGTsAKHffEDREQFnoECAoQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yesenergysolutions.co.uk%2F&usg=AOvVaw2genR7T9CJ6VlVQwzJhkka
Energy Funding Service – funding for reducing carbon emissions https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwi829yy1J34AhXHQkEAHdqhA2gQFnoECBAQAw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fundingservice.org.uk%2F&usg=AOvVaw3HtrJOgVaHajIILNU1yW9Y
North Yorkshire Moors National Park – advice on energy efficiency in traditional stone buildings https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwi2ovv91J34AhULXsAKHVrkACgQFnoECBAQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.northyorkmoors.org.uk%2Fplanning%2Fbuilding-conservation&usg=AOvVaw1m1CwpyQiOK4pShgIMYL4F
Marshall and McCourt - biomass, heat pumps, solar, battery storage https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiho9ytjJ74AhVYgFwKHZz2BnIQFnoECAgQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmarshallandmccourt.co.uk%2F&usg=AOvVaw0OQnvRZoUe-ZJdquDnEysg
Green Building Renewables - solar and heat pumps https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiP9qjow6D4AhWIUsAKHdF4DesQFnoECA4QAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greenbuildingrenewables.co.uk%2F&usg=AOvVaw3qidomoOdqfiruyS6pJ4D0
Groundwork Yorkshire - Green Doctor - https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwimgeCbpKX4AhWGg1wKHflTAe8QFnoECAcQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.groundwork.org.uk%2Fhubs%2Fnorth-east-and-yorkshire%2F&usg=AOvVaw1NY3at4AnQUywqB60RjspS
Energy Smart Group - https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwicoOy8t9D4AhUTfMAKHS9MBNgQFnoECAoQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theenergysmartgroup.co.uk%2F&usg=AOvVaw3-75v-rwp0qkIluSrPQ8Ld
PHUSE - https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjl-oOjt9D4AhXKTsAKHYfeBOAQFnoECA4QAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fphuse.co.uk%2F&usg=AOvVaw1SXJUG98XPws6A0ZwMc_0T
Transport and travel theme
Easby EV - EV charging cables https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwj3xeub1Z34AhWsgVwKHQmtDwEQFnoECA0QAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Feasbyev.com%2F&usg=AOvVaw1B90RnoxWFY_qLqd5k1zHf
Flexible energy, Bedale - EV charging points - https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwi0maDE1Z34AhXPglwKHeJzCoMQFnoECAUQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flexible.energy%2F&usg=AOvVaw3JHeG2YNAUOhseT1XvcacB
DalesBus - https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjjkfnYuND4AhVQa8AKHbmYB4gQFnoECAgQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dalesbus.org%2F&usg=AOvVaw2zU8Im6j0WgGAFYZShhEUm
HarBus - https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwi33YnBuND4AhUIKMAKHTSUD8IQFnoECA0QAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fhambletoncommunityaction.org%2Fharbus-4%2Ftimetables%2F&usg=AOvVaw14XaiB_FRCcVQ269H2PYWC
Hambleton Wheels2Work - https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjJsauruND4AhUMS0EAHaXbAFYQFnoECBUQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fhambletoncommunityaction.org%2Four-services%2Fwheels-2-work%2F&usg=AOvVaw2PtdQV5YXOducDOWoZf3ma
Upper Wensleydale Railway Association - https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwivweCDudD4AhUIBMAKHex-DikQFnoECAQQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fupperwensleydalerailway.org.uk%2F&usg=AOvVaw1hIiIS8UQg4HLpP2xNprjg
Helping Richmondshire Heat, Eat and Meet - Tennants, Leyburn, 1st July 2022
Organisations will be on hand to provide residents with information, advice and support to help heat their homes, eat cheap healthy food and access affordable transport solutions.
The event, hosted by Richmondshire Climate Action Partnership (RCAP), will be held 10am to 3pm, 1st July, at The Garden Rooms, Tennants, Leyburn.
A broad range of local authority, charitable and private sector organisations will be able to explain how to access food bank and food share schemes, and how to economise on energy costs. Alternative options for organising travel including car share, e-scooter, and public transport will also be showcased. Advice on community food schemes and community energy projects may be of interest to residents or parish councils, as will information about grants that are available for transition to renewable energy.
Organisers are still confirming a rolling programme of short presentations by participating organisations, which will be complemented by a range of stalls manned by expert advisors.
Mike Sparrow, deputy chair of RCAP, said: “At a time when energy and food costs are rising exponentially it is important that our community has visibility of, and access to, expertise that can help mitigate some of the cost-of-living pressure everyone is feeling. For some this may mean practical financial help, for others it could be finding ways to eat cheaper or getting advice on how to start growing your own food. Alternatively, community groups may want to learn more about how to set up a community garden or a renewable energy scheme. Whatever the need, it’s clear that sharing knowledge and helping each other is going to become increasingly important.
“By bringing together a broad range of expertise we hope to provide residents with access to useful resources and raise the profile of local organisations that can provide people with help where needed. We hope as many people as possible will take advantage and come along to this extremely valuable and informative free admission event.”
Election survey results for all North Yorkshire council candidates
To view the environment and climate change survey results for all candidates (who responded) for the North Yorkshire council elections, click here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h4_4V1BfLo7l281hDJbNgN32b-c-Pwe3/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112484026436840149982&rtpof=true&sd=true
Election survey summary - here's a quick reference to councillor opinions
Two thirds of the candidates standing in Richmondshire divisions of the North Yorkshire Council elections responded to our recent survey.
Three Conservative party candidates and two independent candidates did not reply, and two candidates declined the invitation to complete the survey.
The content of the 14 responses received are summarised below.
1. What do you think of the existing North Yorkshire County Council and Richmondshire District Council climate change commitments and targets?
There is general support for the local authorities' climate change commitments and targets. Views are mixed though on whether they are achievable and go far enough, and whether there is enough being done to ensure that the commitments are honoured and the targets met.
2. What do you think the top climate action priorities of the new Council should be?
Actions to tackle both the greenhouse gas emisssions of the Council and those of the wider community were cited.
Making more buildings environmentally friendly was the most popular, particularly improving domestic insulation, installing heat pumps, solar panels and electric vehicle charging points, and reducing the carbon footprint of Council buildings, such as schools.
The need to deliver green energy projects, such as wind, solar and hydro power, and to implement a good network of public transport, and cycling and walking routes to reduce car travel were also prioritised by several.
The fundamentals of reducing energy and water consumption, reducing use, re-using materials and increasing recycling rates were also mentioned and priorities around land management, such as improving biodiversity and sustainable agriculture were also mentioned.
3. Which statement below best describes how you feel about action on climate change in the context of all that the new North Yorkshire Council will have to do? a. All service design and budget decisions should help and not hinder the transition to net zero carbon emissions across North Yorkshire.
b. The impact of service delivery and budget decisions on climate change should only be considered where it does not entail excessive cost. c. The need to keep costs to a minimum means that climate change should be a secondary consideration in making decisions on service delivery and budgets.
Thirteen (93%) answered response a), one answered response b).
A clear majority of candidates generally feel that all service design and budget decisions should help and not hinder the transition to net zero carbon emissions across North Yorkshire. Tom Jones (Conservative, Scotton and Lower Wensleydale) chose the option that limits climate change action to that not entailing excessive cost.
4. If elected, what one thing do you personally want to achieve in the Richmondshire area to tackle climate change?
Four responses were concerned with transport, including improving public transport, installing a full network of electirc vehicle charging points, purchasing appropriate low emission waste collection vehicles, and funding cycleways outside the larger urban areas.
Three responses were around reducing the carbon footprint of buildings, by enabling and funding improvements.
One response was to manage road verges for hay and wildflowers, and another to deliver greener power sources.
5. If elected, would you support a minimum commitment to convert all council owned and council contracted vehicles to Ultra Low Emissions Vehicles and Zero Emission Vehicles, and provide associated recharging and refuelling infrastructure?
Thirteen candidates (92%) supported this, one Tom Jones (Conservative, Scotton and Lower Wensleydale) did not.
6. If elected, would you support the early adoption of local plan policies and the introduction of incentives to ensure all new development and changes to existing buildings help the Richmondshire area to transition to net zero carbon emissions?
Unanimous support.
7. What more do you think the new Council could do to help local residents, businesses and visitors to reduce their waste and to recycle the waste that they cannot avoid generating?
Several candidates suggested providing more information to residents, businesses and visitors, and to make it as easy as possible for everyone to recycle, e.g. advertising Council and non Council recycling facilities, providing recycling collections including food waste from homes and holiday homes, and periodic mobile skips across the rural areasfor larger items.
Others mentioned tackling waste at source, e.g. by engaging with retailers and packaging companies.
The Council could illustrate more clearly how much the disposal of waste costs the individual, and learn from the waste collection best practice of Districts.
8. If elected, what changes do you believe are needed over the next 5 years to the use and management of our rural landscape to best address climate change?
The two most common interrelated themes were incentivising the farming community to farm at a lower intensity and to support greater biodiversity, e.g. fewer animals, more organic crops, giving marginal areas over to rewilding and woodland, and protecting natural features such as peat bogs, woods, hedgerows and wildflower meadows.
Specifics mentions were given to cleaning up waterways, protecting the National Park, limiting building on greenfield sites and ending heather burning on the moors. Delivery of new power sources, where appropriate and flood mitigation measures were also mentioned as needed.
9. And finally, in a single sentence, what would you like local people to know about your stance and commitment to taking action on climate change?
Parsons: Climate change is the most urgent threat to our planet and I believe that we can solve it by taking action as communities and helping others to understand the importance of this issue.
Lowndes: I believe that addressing climate change is not an option and that all decisions should be made with that essential premise in mind.
Rowe: I am committed to the cause of net zero carbon emissions by 2030. Climate change is the number one danger to our survival as a species and the survival of our planet.
Jones: The core of Conservative philosophy and of the case for protecting the environment are the same - no generation has a freehold on this earth.
Wicks: As Chair of the RDC Climate Action Working Group, I have led the Council's efforts on climate change. If elected, I would continue this leadership role.
Kirkwood: Our food production, transport, and housing are the central issues now in addressing climate change, and I want to tackle them.
Ryder: I am concerned to support and encourage farmers and landowners in looking after the natural environment and in generating renewable energy.
Foster: If we can achieve our ambitions we will all benefit from living in a greener cleaner place
Les: Don`t ask if change is coming, ask rather how you can influence it for the better; but don`t ignore the financial aspects of this and the burden on the council tax payer.
Smith: I'm serious about climate change as it affects those who live in rural communities immensely, as it is intertwined with homes and livelihoods.
Sedgwick: Happy to work and listen to local people who have local ideas to make this area better regarding climate change.
Amsden: As living in the dales we are at a disadvantage in travel we have to drive cars to get to trains and shops and hospitals.
Sharma: Keen to promote recycling in the area, building a greener, better planet through reduced waste should be council priority. I encourage all councillors all get behind to achieve council net-zero by 2030
Parlour: My own farming practices (for over 40 years now) reflect my passion and commitment to nature conservation, biodiversity and the recognition of the need to take radical action to tackle the climate crisis.....it's a passion and attitude that I'd love to bring to the council chamber!
Climate change opinion survey responses for candidates standing for North Yorkshire councillor election - NOW IN!
Click on the link below to see the responses to our climate change survey questions provided by candidates standing for election in the forthcoming (5th May) North Yorkshire Council elections.
Over half of the candidates standing in the forthcoming North Yorkshire council elections have responded to our survey and responses have been received from candidates across the political spectrum in all the voting divisions except one.
Decarbonising new and existing buildings is the top priority for most candidates, whether that is helping householders with installing home insulation, solar panels and heat pumps or making sure that new developments and Council buildings such as schools and offices achieve zero carbon.
Green energy projects and improving public transport, cycling and walking infrastructure were also identified as top priorities by several candidates, with others focusing on the fundamentals of educating and enabling everybody to reduce energy, water and materials use, increasing recycling rates and developing circular economies.
Reflecting the rural nature of much of the area, priorities around land management, action to incentivise lower intensity farming and to support greater biodiversity were often cited. These included rearing fewer animals, growing more organic crops, giving marginal areas over to rewilding and woodland, and protecting and expanding natural features such as peat bogs, woods, hedgerows and wildflower meadows.
Community Energy Ambassador's Training Course
The Yorkshire Energy Doctor has announced its 27th Energy Ambassadors course. Details can be found here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/energy-ambassadors-course-27-tickets-325560719877?utm_source=eventbrite&utm_medium=email&utm_content=follow_notification&utm_campaign=following_published_event&utm_term=Energy+Ambassadors+course+27&aff=ebemoffollowpublishemail
April Climate Practitioners update
This update, provided by the North Yorkshire Climate Change Policy Officer, has been added to our documents list and can be viewed by clicking on the About tab at the top of our website and selecting 'docs'.
Free online seminar on how to build a subsidy free rooftop solar project
Organised by Community Energy South, you can register to participate in this seminar here:
Unitary Authority Elections - candidate survey
On May the 5th Richmondshire residents will be able to cast their votes for candidates standing as prospective councillors for North Yorkshire County Council, who will also then serve as councillors in the new Unitary Authority effective from April 2023.
Richmondshire Climate Action Partnership has organised a survey of those prospective candidates to gauge their stance on issues related to the environment and climate change, and we will publish feedback from respondents as soon as it is available. We will also issue a short press release to local media summarising the results of the survey. Details of divisions and candidates can be found on Wikipedia, here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_North_Yorkshire_Council_election
We very much hope that candidates will participate in our survey and ensure that their opinions on policy making to address climate change and good environmental stewardship are made explicit to the public.
Earth Day - 30th March 2022 - Make 'Just One Change'
What are you doing to reduce carbon and/or safeguard and improve your local environment and biodiversity on Earth Day 2022?
Can you plant some trees?
How could you reduce your food waste?
Could you take steps to reduce your use of plastic, or buy food and goods with less packaging?
Could you install some solar panels, or even think about an air or ground source heat pump?
Can you car share to work or the shops?
How do you feel about joining us in making 'Just One Change', right now, to reduce our carbon footprint or benefit our environment? Every change makes a difference, however small. And, once you've made 'One Small Change', what could you do next?
Do let us know what you decided to do by emailing info@richmondshireclimateaction.org