North Yorkshire Council Archives - ACE Settle and area

Nature Recovery Needs Money

February 1, 2026 by Barry White

Nature recovery needs money if nature recovery strategies are to be delivered. The Yorkshire Post has recently reported that North Yorkshire Council has not yet received any funding to deliver a nature recovery strategy after being told by the government to prepare the plan. The report, which was approved by the council’s executive committee, established 39 …

Pensions fuelling climate risks

December 6, 2023October 26, 2023 by Barry White

Pensions fuelling climate risks as £16 billion of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is invested in the fossil fuelindustry, according to new analysis by Platform and Friends of the Earth. Despite warnings that investors should not fund new oil and gas projects, local authorities including North Yorkshire Council are still funding fossil fuel expansion, …