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Climate Resilience database compiled for Leeds

8th January, 2018 - 17:52

A comprehensive database of Climate Resilience policies, programmes and documents has been compiled by University of Leeds student Lauren Fraser, including climate change adaptation action plans, reports on enhancing resilience weather and UK climate change projections by the Met Office. The data has been published on Data Mill North. Read a report here and see Lauren's blog here.

 

 

What do you think about air pollution in Leeds?

3rd January, 2018 - 15:54

Leeds City Council is looking for people living, working and commuting in Leeds and the wider region to have their say on proposals to reduce air pollution and protect the health of people in the city. The public consultation runs until 2 March 2018.

Public responses to the consultation will shape the council’s final air quality proposal which will be presented to the government later in the year.

 

 

Help us with our Leeds engagement and action survey!

3rd January, 2018 - 11:13

 

How does your organisation engage with people to reduce carbon emissions - and what are the main barriers to engagement? Leeds Climate Commission has developed an online survey to audit existing communication and engagement activity across the city to find out what low carbon measures organisations have already been undertaken or are planned.  

Leeds State of the City - Climathon workshop

12th December, 2017 - 15:17

The Leeds State of the City meeting is an annual high profile, civic event which brings together councillors from every ward in the city, directors and officers, as well as a range of external partners. The event raises awareness of a current challenge that the city faces, and work being done to tackle the issue across Leeds. The theme for this year was air quality and our Climathon winners were invited to present. Read Helena Darby's blog

Leeds Climate Commission Annual Report 2017

10th December, 2017 - 21:18

The Leeds Climate Commission Annual Report 2017 is now published, summarising the Commission's background, purpose and structure, our energy and carbon plan, ambitious energy data infrastructure, success stories, events and engagement and future work. Read the report.

Can Do Christmas countdown commences!

1st December, 2017 - 11:10

With a sprinkle of snow hailing the beginning of the festive season, Leeds Climate Commission is in the mood to celebrate its first Christmas - with our own advent calendar.

The digital version, which you can find on our Twitter feed (make sure you are following us @LeedsClimateCom) is a way for us to celebrate Leeds' success stories and recap on some of our highlghts to date- of which there have been quite a few since we started a few months ago. 

Leeds Climate Commission on the world stage

21st November, 2017 - 11:23

Last week, representatives of the Leeds Climate Commission travelled to Bonn to attend COP23 – the UN Climate Change talks. The Leeds Climate Commission were speaking at an event in the UK Pavilion on the topic of: ‘Empowering cities in the transition to a low carbon economy’.

Climate smart cities on Paul Hudson's Weather Show

13th November, 2017 - 17:13

What is Leeds doing at the Bonn climate talks? The BBC's Paul Hudson hears from University of Leeds researcher Andrew Sudmant, part of the Climate Smart Cities team behind Leeds Climate Commission, speaking at the UN COP23 conference, on empowering cities to transition to a low carbon economy. 

Leeds is exemplar in Bonn climate talks

13th November, 2017 - 12:36

Leeds is being highlighted as an exemplar of city-scale action on transitioning to a low carbon economy at the UN climate talks in Bonn. The University of Leeds panel event, to be held today (Monday 13 November) at the UK Pavilion at the UNFCCC’s COP23, includes Lord Deben, Chair  of the UK Committee on Climate Change, and University of Leeds Prof of Environmental Policy, Andy Gouldson, as well as research fellow Andrew Sudmant.