North Yorkshire plan to tackle climate change set to be approved
Projects to curb climate change in North Yorkshire are expected to get approval from councillors later. Agriculture produces a third of the county's CO2 emissions and households account for 19%, council data showed. Work has already begun to install LED street lights and trial electric vehicles, but other measures will include increased use of solar power. Council leader Carl Les said the plans were a "defining moment in our fight against climate change". The climate change strategy will also encourage more people to travel by bicycle or foot, promote better insulation in homes and work on reducing the use of fossil fuels, according to North Yorkshire Council. It will be introduced after a council consultation received more than 1,700 responses with people "overwhelmingly" in favour of reducing harmful carbon dioxide emissions. Figures showed that North Yorkshire produced 5,829 kilotonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents in 2020. Transport accounted for 28% of the emissions. Councillor Les said: "We do know that we, as a council, cannot do this on our own. "Every business, organisation, public sector body and community needs to play its part. By working together, we can ensure we make our climate ambitions a reality for everyone." In January councillors backed a bid for York and North Yorkshire to become the first carbon negative region in the country, meaning more carbon dioxide emissions would be removed from the atmosphere than are emitted. Follow BBC Yorkshire on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram . Send your story ideas to yorkslincs.news@bbc.co.uk . River project aims to combat climate change Im planting 5,000 trees before I turn 85 Homemade flood bank 'protects life' What caused the flash flooding in North Yorkshire? North Yorkshire Council 143 170 Stolen car overturns after police chase near York Lightning strikes electricity pylon - with more storms to come Where to see Comet Nishimura in County Durham next week Gear box manufacturer to create 38 engineering jobs at its headquarters Morocco rescuers dig with bare hands as foreign aid sent US denies Cold War with China in historic Vietnam visit How Russia and West agreed on Ukraine G20 language How Russia and West agreed on Ukraine G20 language US denies Cold War with China in historic Vietnam visit 'Everyone in this village is either dead or missing' A Serbian scientist's long quest to name Srebrenica's dead How chronic pain feels for me. Video How chronic pain feels for me Guyana scrambles to make the most of oil wealth The spongy creatures cleaning Zanzibar's oceans. Video The spongy creatures cleaning Zanzibar's oceans Inside a 'hijacked' South African building. Video Inside a 'hijacked' South African building The rise and fall of a parenting influencer Florida's first hurricane-proof town The greatest spy novel ever written? Why is everyone crazy about Aperol? 2023 BBC.