Electric Cars in Ilkley
This is a presentation to the “Electric Cars in Ilkley” session on the 13th November 2019
Martin Higgitt, Transport Consultant
on the benefits of sharing cars via Car Clubs
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People and Traffic in Poynton
This is a film about people and traffic sharing the same space in Poynton in Cheshire. It was mentioned in the People and Traffic public meeting in Ilkley on March 9th 2020. View Video
Tim Benton Food System Presentation
This is a pdf version of the presentation made by Tim Benton of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House & University of Leeds in Autumn 2019
Ilkley Town Council Declare Climate Emergency
At the December 2nd 2019 meeting the Council declared an emergency.
Read Declaration
Ilkley Sustainability Plan
This plan has been drafted by Climate Action Ilkley with input from a number of local organisations all of whom have endorsed the document. They are listed on the opening page.
A public meeting to discuss the plan was scheduled for Saturday 14th March but has been postponed due to the virus situation.
You can read the draft plan here
Woodlands Trust
Hannah Marshall from the Woodland Trust gave a great talk at the Clarke Foley on January 30th 2020.
Here is a pdf copy of her presentation:-
Ideas for Insulating your Home
Andy Walker, home insulation specialist, visits a Victorian/Edwardian property in York to explain how the insulation of the house can be improved.
Setting Climate Targets: when is net zero really net zero
This article has a useful section on setting targets at the local level.
Reports, Publications and Books
Zero Carbon Harrogate are happy for us to link through to their resource materials page where there is an extensive list of reports, publications and books. See https://www.zerocarbonharrogate.org.uk/resource-materials
If any Ilkley members have read and can recommend any of these let me know webmanager@climateactionilkley.org.uk
List of councils who have declared Climate Emergency
If you are researching what other towns are doing about climate emergency this MySociety list is a good place to start. I have added Ilkley to the list(Ed).
List of Towns
Best Climate Change Books
Interviews with eminent scientists discussing climate change and the best books to learn more