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	Waste Services Contract with Yorwaste Limited
Brief description of proposal	Enter into a new contract with Yorwaste Ltd for a maximum of 10 years, to provide a range of waste services.
Directorate	Environment
Service area	Waste Management
Lead officer	Kerry Green
Names and roles of other people involved in carrying out the impact assessment	Kerry Green, Contracts and Compliance Manager (waste)

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:	✓	Continue to full CCIA:	No
Reason for decision	Providing services for North Yorkshire within the Waste Services Agreement allows North Yorkshire Council to carry out a full waste service review to ensure future services are efficient, effective and high performing. The new waste services contract will allow for greater flexibility in service provision than a traditional outsourced contract and so is more reactive if future improvements to environmental performance are identified. Following LGR, an ambitious programme of harmonisation of waste services across the new council area has begun.  As the waste services harmonisation progresses, further climate change impact assessments will be carried out as appropriate and will give further detail about potential positive environmental impacts and outcomes. The award of a contract is an administrative step required to ensure continued provision of services.
Signed (Assistant Director or equivalent)	Michael Leah
Date	7/7/2025