by Lucy Meredith | Jul 9, 2021 | Education, Energy, Events, Fossil fuel extraction, Local Groups
The campaign Fossil Free West Yorkshire invites you to an online event on 15 July at 7pm. The campaign aims to persuade West Yorkshire Pension Fund to pull out all of its investments in fossil fuels as soon as possible. The fossil fuel industry has been in the news in...
by Lucy Meredith | Jul 2, 2021 | Air Quality, Behavioural change, Buildings, Climate science, Education, Energy, Events, Health & Wellbeing, Local Groups, Transport, ZCY News
Previously called Climate Emergency Community Action project – CECAP – this 5 year National Lottery funded programme is developing a range of major initiatives to meet its’ ambitious target of making Leeds zero carbon, nature friendly and socially...
by Lucy Meredith | Jun 3, 2021 | Energy, Events, Local Groups, Transport, Working Groups, ZCY News
If you have a 7kW charger and spare space on your drive you can help a neighbour move away from Fossil Fuel. Co-charger.com is a UK company that lets you rent out your charger on spare evenings one or two nights a week – which may be just enough to let one of...
by Lucy Meredith | May 26, 2021 | Behavioural change, Education, Events, Health & Wellbeing, Local Groups
Event: June 2 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Join Medact Yorkshire for this webinar as we explore how those working in health and social care in Yorkshire can take action for a healthier, greener and more just society, one that prioritises the health and wellbeing of...
by Lucy Meredith | May 21, 2021 | Air Quality, Behavioural change, Buildings, Climate science, Education, Energy, Events, Food and farming, Local Groups, Transport
Leeds Climate Commission is running a campaign to encourage organisations to share their climate commitmentsand to inspire everyone in Leeds to take action. From May, BBC Radio 5 Live will be in Leeds looking at the range of climate action going on in a strand...
by Lucy Meredith | May 5, 2021 | Climate science, Education, Energy, Events, Transport, ZCY News
Zero Carbon Yorkshire in partnership with local Sheffield charity, Schools & Homes Energy Education Project Solar-Active have been funded to run online sessions that enable practical learning remotely with upper primary and secondary age inclusive of the home...
by Lucy Meredith | Apr 20, 2021 | Climate science, Energy, Events, Local Groups, Transport, Working Groups, ZCY News
If you have a 7kW charger and spare space on your drive you can help a neighbour move away from Fossil Fuel. Co-charger.com is a UK company that lets you rent out your charger on spare evenings one or two nights a week – which may be just enough to let one of...
by Lucy Meredith | Feb 15, 2021 | Climate science, Energy, Events, ZCY News
ZCY has been successful in January 2021 to receive a small grant from Leeds Community Foundation Community Partnership Fund. The grant will enable ZCY in partnership with a local charity, Schools & Homes Energy Education Project/Solar-Active (www.solar-active.com)...
by Lucy Meredith | Jan 12, 2021 | Air Quality, Behavioural change, Buildings, Climate science, Energy, Food and farming, Fossil fuel extraction, Local Groups, Transport, Working Groups, ZCY News
Happy New Year – we hope that you are OK in this challenging period. On the 12th August 2020, the campaign for the Climate and Ecological Emergency (CEE) bill was launched. This is a Private Members’ Bill, and taking it through parliament will be a hard-fought...
by Lucy Meredith | Nov 18, 2020 | Events, Local Groups, Transport, Working Groups, ZCY News
Zero Carbon Yorkshire – Delivering Active Travel Webinar Delivering Active Travel and Decarbonisation of Yorkshire’s Transport webinar explores the importance of active travel as part of the push for decarbonisation of transport and introduces the campaign for Climate...
