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	Joint Delivery of Government Funding with the Y&NYCA
Brief description of proposal	To transfer £2.4m of UK Shared Prosperity / Rural England Prosperity Funding from the Council to the YNY Combined Authority in order to ensure continuity of service delivery in business support, decarbonisation and skills through the 2024/25 financial year.
Directorate	Community Development
Service area	Economic Development Regeneration and Skills
Lead officer	Mark Kibblewhite
Names and roles of other people involved in carrying out the impact assessment	Jos Holmes – Climate Change Strategy Manager.

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:	X	Continue to full CCIA:
Reason for decision	This proposal is concerned with ensuring continuity of service provision in the context of governance changes arising from the creation of a new Combined Authority in York and North Yorkshire.  Otherwise the delivery and functioning of services remains unchanged and hence no additional environmental impacts are accrued.  The terms of the agreement with the Combined Authority will ensure that it is required to comply with the Council’s Climate Change Policy.
Signed (Assistant Director or equivalent)	Ian Thompson
Date	7 August 2024