Current Review

Climate Change is the current topic for the Scrutiny Board and the region. This review, which will take place early in 2008, will consider how the Yorkshire and Humber region and Yorkshire Forward in particular, is addressing climate change.

Yorkshire Forward is the only Regional Development Agency in the UK to have set a target for reducing carbon dioxide equivalent Greenhouse Gas emissions by 20 to 25% between 1990 and 2016. The Scrutiny Board is keen to explore the progress that has already been made towards achieving this target, how Yorkshire Forward is working in collaboration with other agencies to alleviate the impact of climate change on the region’s businesses and communities, and how the region is preparing for a changing climate.

The Scrutiny Board are asking the region:

• Whose responsibility is it to tackle Climate Change in the region?
• Are we making the right interventions at a regional level and are they having an impact?
• What else could/should we be doing?
• What do you think are the challenges and opportunities that climate change presents to the region’s economy?

Did you know?

• Yorkshire and Humber has the fastest growing economy in England.
• Yorkshire and Humber is the second highest producer of industrial emissions in England.
• Yorkshire and Humber produces almost 150 mega watts of power from renewable sources.
• 54% of CO2 emissions come from Housing and Transport in the region.
• Only 26.9% of homes in the region recycle.
• Emissions don’t just happen in the region – we increase them by importing goods in particular from the EU.

What has happened so far with this review?

ARUP have produced a baseline statistical report giving a picture of where we are as a region. Click here for the report.

The Scrutiny Board met on the 4 February to agree the lines of enquiry which can be accessed here.

Over the past months the Scrutiny Board have been receiving people's views:

• from a public discussion held in Goole on 18 March
• a focus group with key stakeholders
• a number of one to one interviews with key stakeholders
• written submissions from over 50 people

The final report from this review will be available in summer 2008.

How to get involved and be kept up to date

Involvement from the region is essential to the success of scrutiny. You can:

• Write or email us scrutiny@yhassembly.gov.uk
• Speak with the consultants
• Click here to find out what people are saying
• Find out more information from the Get Involved section of this website.

If you would like to join the Scrutiny mailing list to keep up to date with this review, contact the Scrutiny Team: scrutiny@yhassembly.gov.uk