The York Climate Commission convenes a series of Working Groups which focus on specific sustainability challenges or topics. These are self-organised and open for people to join.
Please visit the webpage or contact the chair of the relevant Working Group (listed below) for more information or to express your interest in joining.
Buildings and Retrofit
We inform, influence and help shape civil society, governmental and business decisions in and around York concerning the built environment and climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Contact our chair, Jamie Sims, at Jamieenvmt@gmail.com
Future Economy of York
We work towards making organisations and jobs in our city greener, championing success stories while pushing for our businesses, our council and our anchor institutions to go green in a way that’s both impactful and leads to better work and lives for York’s people.
Contact our chair, Sam Perry, at sperry@tuc.org.uk
Connecting With Green Spaces
York’s green spaces (including parks, common land, strays, open land, farmland, gardens and nature reserves) play a vital role in achieving the city’s net-zero ambitions and supporting environmental recovery.
Contact our chair, Holly Hennell, at Holly.Hennell@york.ac.uk
York Educators for Climate Action
Contact our chair, Georgia Ramsay, at Georgia.Ramsay@york.ac.uk
York Good Food Alliance
We believe that good food is vital to the quality of people’s lives in York. Through our emerging food strategy and action plan, we aim to address the interconnected challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss and public health, creating a healthier, more sustainable future for the city.
Contact our chair, Adrian Lovett, at alovett151@yahoo.co.uk
Health and Climate
We bring together York’s healthcare sector, education providers, local government, charities and advocacy groups to drive collaborative action on health and climate challenges.
Contact our chair, Peter Roderick, at Peter.Roderick@york.gov.uk
Transport
Transport has a significant impact on climate change, and York's new Transport Strategy sets out to cut emissions and the negative impacts of traffic congestion and pollution while boosting active travel and public transport use. This group brings together representatives of transport lobby groups and local organisations to focus on supporting the changes we need to see in York.
Contact our chair, Andy D'Agorne, at andydag@talktalk.net
Waste and Circular Economy
Moving from Waste to a Circular Economy: Connecting and developing the established recycling and waste management networks of York, improving recycling efforts through identification of gaps, promoting resource efficiency through reuse and breaking down the barriers to long term development.
Contact our chair, Dael Robinson, at daelrobinson3@gmail.com
York Waterscapes
We strive to increase understanding and awareness of York’s waterscapes among residents, businesses and visitors. Through scientific research, educational materials and collaboration, we aim to deepen knowledge of both the physical and social aspects of York’s waterscapes.
Contact our chair, Dr Liam Herringshaw, at yorkwaterscapes@gmail.com
