A sustainable city fit for the future
In 2019, the City of York Council declared a climate emergency, set an ambition for York to be net zero carbon and established an independent Climate Commission for the city. Reducing our carbon emissions and adapting to a changing climate are crucial to ensure that York is a city fit for the future.
The York Climate Change Strategy was approved in 2022 setting out a Net Zero Carbon Pathway for York to 2030. In response to this, a new theme was introduced when the vision was re-launched in October 2023.
The vision for creating a sustainable city fit for the future
Explore and encourage:
- the implementation of the Climate Change Strategy in the city centre and surrounding area
- adapt the city centre for extreme weather events
- increasing green space and planting to increase biodiversity and support carbon sequestration when investing in the city centre public spaces and squares
- maximising the use of city centre roof spaces to increase biodiversity
- sustainable transport and deliveries to improve air quality and congestion in the city centre and surrounding area
Also see
Our City Centre York
Delivering a new vision for York’s city centre
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