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East Riding of Yorkshire Council is supporting the Global Action Plan which is highlighting the harms caused by wood burning.

Clean Air Night takes place on Wednesday 24 January and shines a light on the uncomfortable truths about wood burning.

Most people in the UK don’t know that wood burning is bad for our health and for the environment.

Wood burning-

· Harms your wallet – It is almost always more expensive than other forms of heating

· Harms your health - Lighting fires in our homes is the largest source of harmful small particle air pollution in the UK

· Harms the planet – wood burning creates CO2 emissions and we cannot reproduce trees fast enough to offset the CO2 emitted by burning wood

Councillor David Tucker, cabinet member for adults, health and care said: “We are supporting the Global Action Plan and joining the action to raise awareness of the harms that are mostly unknown.

“Rural areas like the East Riding tend to have higher reliance on alternative heating fuels, like wood burners or oil heating. We know that the glow of a fire or wood burner is associated with comfort, but the evidence is showing that it damages health and the environment.”

Pollution particles and gases enter our bodies and can damage cells in different ways. They usually get into our lungs first and can then move into our blood to reach organs such as the heart and brain. Any amount of pollution can be damaging to our health, but the more you are exposed to, the bigger the risk. It can increase risk of developing lung cancer or lung disease.

Even homes with the newest eco-design wood burners are three times more polluted than homes without. The European Environmental Bureau highlights that a new eco-design stove in 2022 is allowed to emit 60 times the particulate matter of an old truck from 2006, and 750 times as much as a newer truck from 2014.

Find out more about the harms of wood burning this Clean Air Night: Clean Air Night (cleanairhub.org.uk)

The North East & Yorkshire Net Zero Hub have announced a new round of grant funding focused on community energy projects.

The funding will help to kickstart local clean energy projects including:

- Small-scale wind farms and rooftop solar partnership, as well as battery storage.

- Rural heat networks.

- Electric vehicle charging points.

- Fuel poverty alleviation schemes such as energy efficiency, retrofit and advice projects.

For more information, eligibility and how to apply, please follow the link:

https://www.neynetzerohub.com/projects-and-events/delivering-programmes/c/

Any enquiries should be directed to: enquiries@NEYnetzerohub.com

Thank you to all those who have attended our events and completed our survey. The engagement and feedback has been really useful so far and will be essential for shaping the East Riding climate action plan.

Following our previous post, we would like to remind local businesses that there will be an opportunity to join a virtual consultation event happening on the 13th December. We welcome input from any businesses operating in the East Riding with the aim of identifying actions that can make carbon and financial savings.

Climate Change Business Event 13.12.23, 1-3pm. Register here:

https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d70512ff-413d-4c75-82fa-8be0f9bfdf86@5ef3ea3b-97df-42ee-9bd9-11ae7068b6f3

We can also confirm there will be a similar online event on the 12th December for local Town & Parish Councils. An invite will have been sent directly to local councillors from East Riding of Yorkshire Council to register for this event.

Finally, there is still time to take part in our climate survey through Commonplace! We want to hear from as many people as possible on climate change and action we can take in East Yorkshire.

If you have any queries, please contact climate.change@eastriding.gov.uk

We hope to hear from you soon!

Hello everyone -

Thank you to all those that have attended our events, taken our survey and have reached out to us thus far - Please continue to spread the word and encourage people to input into the Climate Action Plan. We want to hear from you!

Today is our Pocklington event, where we have already spoken to a number of residents and business owners. Please stop by and talk to us if you haven't already.

As a reminder, the following events are upcoming:

1. 9thNovember - SME Business Roundtable (1), Brough (10:00-12:00)

2. 9thNovember - SME Business Roundtable (2), Brough (13:00-15:00)

3. 10thNovember - Infrastructure Roundtable, Hessle (10:00-12:00)

4. 10thNovember - Large Business Roundtable, Hessle (13:00-15:00)

5. 11thNovember - Residents Drop-In Session, North Bridlington Library (09:30-13:00)

We hope to see you there!

If you have any questions or need more information, please contact sydney.hougrand@naturepositive.com

Following the release of the Climate Change Strategy, East Riding of Yorkshire Council is creating an action plan, setting out immediate activities and projects across the region that contribute to the climate response.

This is your chance to have a say on the climate response across East Riding! We need your help to ensure the action plan meets the needs of our local community, captures climate action taking place already and reflects future priorities.

We welcome you to take part in our survey and to come along to an in-person event happening near you.

To access the survey and sign up for events, this can all be done through our Commonplace hub - https://climatechangeeryc.commonplace.is/

The consultation survey is open until the end of November.

For more information on the Climate Change Strategy, please follow this link - https://www.eastriding.gov.uk/environment/sustainable-environment/climate-change/climate-change-what-we-do/