Tackling the Climate Emergency in the Leeds City Region
The Combined Authority and the LEP work with their partners on a wide range of programmes and schemes which help to reduce emission levels across the Leeds City Region.
The Combined Authority is working with its partners to ensure the Leeds City Region is a net zero carbon economy by 2038 at the latest.
Tackling the Climate Emergency
We’re working towards a net zero carbon Leeds City Region by 2038
The Combined Authority and the LEP are working alongside a wide range of partners to ensure the Leeds City Region is a net zero carbon economy by 2038 at the latest, with significant progress by 2030.
This bold ambition builds on years of work between City Region partners to reduce carbon emissions and the opportunities presented by the unique assets our region has in the form of low carbon energy generation.
To meet our target and to comply with the Paris Agreement, emissions must be reduced by 14.5% year-on-year with output levels being halved every five years.
Meeting this challenge will require urgent and collaborative action across all sectors of our economy. However, it will also empower our region to build a modern, sustainable economy supported by an efficient transport network and world class infrastructure. It will allow us to embrace new technologies such as hydrogen power, improve the energy efficiency of our homes and other buildings, and upskill our people so they can take excel in the careers of the future.
The Combined Authority and the LEP work with their partners on a wide range of programmes and schemes which help to reduce emission levels across the Leeds City Region.
The Combined Authority, working in partnership with the LEP, is leading the way in cutting its own carbon footprint in response to the climate emergency. We have created a set of seven principles that the organisation and its staff will follow.
Becoming a net zero carbon economy will require urgent and collaborative action with a wide range of partners, businesses and communities.
The Combined Authority and the LEP are working with their partners to dramatically reduce carbon emissions across our economy, to ensure we reach our ambition of being net zero carbon by 2038 at the latest. The Emissions Reduction Pathways report explores what changes are needed across different sectors of our economy.
The Combined Authority is calling for £120 million of Government investment over the next six years, which will safeguard approximately 3,400 homes, 2,500 businesses and 4,600 existing jobs.
As we prepare to launch our Innovation Framework in 2021, which sets out the ambitions for Leeds City Region over the next five years, we are inviting you to share your feedback in our new survey.
As we prepare to launch our Innovation Framework in 2021, which sets out the ambitions for Leeds City Region over the next five years, we are inviting you to share your feedback in our new survey.
West Yorkshire Combined Authority has secured further funding putting cycling and walking at the centre of the region’s recovery to COVID-19.
Proposals to scale up the Better Homes Yorkshire programme for the next decade will be discussed by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Green Economy Panel next week. These ambitious plans will contribute to the Combined Authority’s zero-carbon targets.
Award recognises the innovative approach to reducing carbon emissions across the region