York Climate Commission: Working Together Towards Net Zero by 2030
The York Climate Commission (YCC) is an independent, collaborative body representing public, private, and civic sectors across York. Established in 2019 in response to the city’s Climate Emergency declaration and re-launched in 2024 to enhance transparency and expand membership, YCC is dedicated to driving ambitious climate and nature recovery actions.
Through our Working Groups – focusing on biodiversity, energy, transport, health, and more – we facilitate collaboration, share knowledge and promote impactful climate and nature action. Our aim is to help York become a more climate-resilient and sustainable city.
Join us in building a greener, more sustainable future for York. We invite individuals and organisations to collaborate on innovative solutions to achieve the city’s net zero and nature recovery goals.
York Glow Ride to Light Up The Night
Join us for a spectacular night-time cycle ride across York as we light up our bikes and demand safer, better-lit streets!
This mass glow ride will take us through some of York’s most poorly lit cycling routes, as we ride together in a joyful, visible convoy. Along the way, we’re highlighting the importance of lighting – on bikes and in our public spaces – to ensure everyone feels safe cycling after dark.
Dress to glow! Adorn yourself and your bike with:
Convening the Convenors: Connecting Climate & Green Networks Across York
Do you work on a project that connects groups doing climate & environment work in York? You might be sharing resources, fostering collaboration or convening networks.
It could be your day job, your side hustle or your volunteering.
Three networks- York Climate Commission, York Environment Forum & York CliConnect- invite the organisers, business owners & initiatives that bring people together on climate & environment.
Climate Change, Extreme Heat, and Public Health
York Climate Commission’s Health working group are hosting this session to help those working with at-risk groups or vulnerable communities to explore climate risk and adaptation planning for extreme heat.
Attendees will hear expert advice on how to plan for extreme heat and have the chance to be involved in an interactive workshop. Groups who might find this session helpful include (but are not limited to): the third sector, charities, private businesses, public health organisations.
No minimum age restriction.
Green Business Forum: Energy
York's Green Business Forum's next event is focusing on helping businesses tackle their energy bills and how your organisation can cut carbon to cut costs. You'll hear about how to reduce your energy consumption, hearing first-hand from other local businesses and industry experts Northern Powergrid and York Community Energy. Participating businesses can access free one-to-one expert advice, participate in workshops and network with like-minded local organisations.
I am thrilled to see the evolution of York's Climate Commission to embrace all sectors of the city and region - public, private and non-profits alike - to come together to tackle the challenges before us and to be inclusive of the many diverse voices of our community. Wherever the Commission will lead, I am sure it will create benefits for all, for a long time to come.