Initial Climate Change Impact Assessment                                                                                                               APPENDIX C

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	UK Shared Prosperity Funding and Rural England Prosperity Funding  2025/26
Brief description of proposal	The proposal is to accept funding from the YNY Combined Authority with a total value C.£5m for a mixture of Capital and Revenue Programmes in North Yorkshire.  Programmes include Carbon reduction grants for businesses, Village Halls Grants and Digital Inclusion Grants.  Also some capital projects to be delivered by NYC.
Directorate	Communities but also Environment and Localities.
Service area	Economic Development
Lead officer	Mark Kibblewhite
Names and roles of other people involved in carrying out the impact assessment	Jos Holmes Marie Ann Jackson

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	Increases emissions	Decreases emissions	Decreases 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	Increases resilience	Increases resilience
Ecological effects (biodiversity, loss of habitat etc)	Positive impact on ecology	No effect on ecology	Positive impact 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	The decision to accept funding does not automatically create an environmental impact however the proposal does concern a number of programmes.  Where grants are being given or programmes delivered, the responsibility to ensure minimal environmental impact lies with the funding recipient and project manager.  Elements of this programme are intended to reduce carbon emissions and support environmental improvements.  All recipients of funding are asked to consider their environmental impact on a case by case basis. As a consequence a full impact assessment is not considered necessary however this does not mean that individual projects should not be subject to a full CCIA as part of their planning and delivery.
Signed (Assistant Director or equivalent)	Kathryn Daly
Date	05 June 2025