Appendix C – Climate Change Assessment Screening
Initial Climate Change Impact Assessment (Amended November 2021 for
LGR use) 
The intention of this document is to help the council to gain an
initial understanding of the impact of a project or decision on the
environment. This document should be
completed in consultation with the supporting guidance. Dependent
on this initial assessment you may need to go on to complete a full
Climate Change Impact Assessment. The final document will be
published as part of the decision-making process.
Please note: The decision has been made to complete
CCIAs at LGR programme level, workstream level and individual
project level. The CCIAs must be updated throughout the process of
reorganisation and transformation.
If you
have any additional queries, which are not covered by the guidance
please email beyond.carbon@northyorks.gov.uk
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Title
of proposal
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Consultation with
parish and town councils and parish meetings on a draft parish
charter
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Brief
description of proposal
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A
draft parish charter has been co-produced by a working group
(including district, borough and county officers) working together
with a representative group of town and parish councillors and
clerks. The next stage of the work is to survey all local councils
(and other interested stakeholders) on the draft
version.
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Lead
officer
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Lisa
Dixon (Scarborough) – project lead
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Names
and roles of other people involved in carrying out the impact
assessment
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Claire Wilson
(Harrogate BC) – project manager
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The chart below contains the main environmental factors to consider
in your initial assessment – choose the appropriate option
from the drop-down list for each one.
Remember to think about the following;
·
Travel
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Construction
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Data
storage
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Use
of buildings
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Change
of land use
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Opportunities
for recycling and reuse
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Environmental
factor to consider
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For
the county council
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For
the county
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Overall
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Greenhouse gas
emissions
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No
effect on emissions
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No
Effect on emissions
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No
effect on emissions
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Waste
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No
effect on waste
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No
effect on waste
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No
effect on waste
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Water
use
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No
effect on water usage
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No
effect on water usage
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No
effect on water usage
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Pollution (air,
land, water, noise, light)
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No
effect on pollution
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No
effect on pollution
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No
effect on pollution
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Resilience to
adverse weather/climate events (flooding, drought etc)
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No
effect on resilience
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No
effect on resilience
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No
effect on resilience
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Ecological
effects (biodiversity, loss of habitat etc)
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No
effect on ecology
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No
effect on ecology
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No
effect on ecology
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Heritage and
landscape
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No
effect on heritage and landscape
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No
effect on heritage and landscape
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No
effect on heritage and landscape
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If any of these factors are likely to result in a negative or
positive environmental impact then a full climate change impact
assessment will be required. It is important that we capture
information about both positive and negative impacts to aid the
council in calculating its carbon footprint and environmental
impact.
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Decision (Please tick one option)
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Full CCIA not relevant or proportionate:
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ü
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Continue to full CCIA:
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Reason for decision
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No effects on environmental factors identified
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Signed (Relevant senior officer)
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Neil Irving, Assistant Director - Policy, Partnerships and
Communities
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Date
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01/12/2022
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