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Yorkshire and Humber Climate Commission gets to work

Date Time Yorkshire and Humber Climate Commission gets to work An independent advisory group has been launched to support ambitious climate action in Yorkshire and the Humber. Yorkshire and Humber Climate Commission brings together a team of climate leaders from across public, private and third sectors in what is the largest regional commission of its kind in the UK. Professor Andy Gouldson, Executive Dean at the University Of Leeds’ Faculty of Environment, is director of the new commission and will oversee its work. Chaired by Liz Barber, CEO of Yorkshire Water, the commission aims to help the region reduce its carbon emissions as quickly as possible and ensure that people in Yorkshire are prepared to cope with the growing impacts of climate change, such as heatwaves, flooding and sea level rise.

New Yorkshire climate partnership is formed

University joins ambitious regional climate partnership

Date Time University joins ambitious regional climate partnership Key institutions across Yorkshire including the University of Leeds are joining forces to help tackle climate change. Yorkshire and Humber Climate Commission, set to launch in March, will provide an independent voice to help support and track the delivery of ambitious climate actions across the region. It will focus on reducing carbon emissions as quickly as possible, ensuring people in the region are prepared to cope with the impacts of climate change such as flooding, heatwaves and sea level rise. The commission has been formed as part of the Place-based Climate Action Network (PCAN), an Economic and Social Research Council-funded research network that builds upon the model of Leeds Climate Commission, launched in 2017.

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