Initial Climate Change Impact Assessment (Form created August 2021)

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.

If you have any additional queries, which are not covered by the guidance please email climatechange@northyorks.gov.uk

Title of proposal

Proposed amendments to the Council’s Constitution

 

Brief description of proposal

To consider proposed amendments to the Constitution.

Directorate

Central Services

 

Service area

Legal and Democratic Services

 

Lead officer

Barry Khan, Assistant Chief Executive Legal and Democratic Services and Monitoring Officer, North Yorkshire Council

 

Names and roles of other people involved in carrying out the impact assessment

Moira Beighton, Senior Governance Lawyer, North Yorkshire Council

 

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

·         Construction

·         Data storage

·         Use of buildings

·         Change of land use

·         Opportunities for recycling and reuse

Environmental factor to consider

For the council

For the county

Overall

Greenhouse gas emissions

No effect on emissions

No Effect on emissions

No effect on emissions

Waste

No effect on waste

No effect on waste

No effect on waste

Water use

No effect on water usage

No effect on water usage

No effect on water usage

Pollution (air, land, water, noise, light)

No effect on pollution

No effect on pollution

No effect on pollution

Resilience to adverse weather/climate events (flooding, drought etc)

No effect on resilience

No effect on resilience

No effect on resilience

Ecological effects (biodiversity, loss of habitat etc)

No effect on ecology

No effect on ecology

No effect on ecology

Heritage and landscape

No effect on heritage and landscape

No effect on heritage and landscape

No effect on heritage and landscape

 

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.

Decision (Please tick one option)

Full CCIA not relevant or proportionate:

 

Not relevant/proportionate

Continue to full CCIA:

 

Reason for decision

 

The issues covered by the report do not of themselves present any significant climate change implications.

 

 

 

 

Signed (Assistant Director or equivalent)

BARRY KHAN, Assistant Chief Executive Legal and Democratic Services and Monitoring Officer

 

Date

2 April 2024