Climate Emergency

As part of Calderdale’s Vision 2024 a Climate Emergency Action Plan has been put together to protect Calderdale’s Distinctive Environment.

There are lots of ongoing projects and work being done around the Climate Emergency Action plan so below are links to all the relevant places that we think link into this piece of work.

Our Projects

Climate Dashboard – We have an interactive dashboard to monitor the progress of Calderdale’s Climate Action Plan.
Climate Emergency Datasets – A range of datasets that relate to the Climate Emergency topic so that all relevant datasets are in one place.
We developed an interactive Air Quality Dashboard which took data from three air quality monitoring stations around Calderdale (no longer active).

Wider Calderdale Projects

‘Lets Clear the Air’ – Libraries Project – This was a project that focussed on one of the Councils priorities to ‘Clear the Air’ and engaged the public with research around air quality and respiratory Health.
Slow the Flow – Led by Volunteers in the Calder Valley Community – Volunteers work together to build natural sustainable Drainage Systems and other renewable methods of managing the environment. This Project was initially set up to look at the issues of why and how the Calder Valley floods.
Air Quality – ‘Lets Clear the Air Campaign’ – This campaign was put together to improve the environment within Calderdale and is a fundamental part to Calderdale’s Vision 2024. The Air Quality issue cannot be solved alone; therefore this campaign is aimed at encouraging as many people as possible to get involved.
Calderdale Community Energy – This group is focused on energy saving and renewable energy, they run projects and work with groups who want to take on their own projects.

Other projects

Carbon Intensity API – The Carbon Intensity API uses machine learning and sophisticated power system modelling to forecast the carbon intensity and generation mix 96+ hours ahead of each region in Great Britain. This is broken down regionally so Calderdale comes under the Yorkshire region.
PlanetData4 – One of Open Innovations missions is focused on the Climate emergency challenge, PlanetData events bring people together to solve the climate crisis by being #RadicallyOpen.
PoweredUp – local authorities and net zero – Local authorities have a crucial role in helping the UK achieve net-zero. The majority of councils across the UK have either developed or actively developing climate action plans.

Policies and Plans

Corporate Travel Plan – Calderdale Council have a Corporate Travel Plan that aims to reduce the number of car journeys made by people and encourage the use of public transport.
Calderdale Local Area Energy Plan (LAEP) Report – Calderdale is leading the way in its efforts to tackle the climate emergency, with the development of a Local Area Energy Plan (LAEP) and digital twin model – a data-driven tool that provides a framework for selecting projects that will make the biggest difference across the borough.
Environmental Management System – Our EMS helps us meet our Environmental Policy commitments. Including preventing pollution and complying with legislation to improves the Councils over all activities on the Environment.

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