STEPS being taken locally to tackle the climate emergency will be set out before councillors and business leaders tomorrow.

West Yorkshire Combined Authority and the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership, Green Economy Panel, a partnership between local government and businesses, will give an update to the LEP Board at its monthly meeting.

The Combined Authority, the LEP and their partners are working towards creating a net zero carbon Leeds City Region by 2038 at the latest.

In order to meet that target and meet the City Region’s obligations under the Paris Agreement, emissions will have to be reduced by 14.5 per cent every year.

The Combined Authority is currently working with partners in North Yorkshire to carry out a detailed study to establish how different parts of the economy can rapidly decarbonise.

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The results of the study, known as the North & West Yorkshire Emissions Reduction Pathways, will plot out a roadmap towards net zero emissions for both regions and produce recommendations for policymakers and councillors to consider.

Roger Marsh, Chair of the LEP, said: “The Leeds City Region has an ambitious target to be a net zero carbon City Region by 2038 at the latest with significant progress by 2030.

“Meeting this challenge requires urgent collective action and an acceptance that we will all have to make changes to way we live, work and travel. But it will also create amazing opportunities for us to build the kind of world our children and grandchildren can thrive in.

“In tackling the climate emergency, we can also embrace new technologies such as hydrogen power, improve the energy efficiency of our homes and other buildings, and upskill our people so they can excel in the careers of the future.”

The results of the North & West Yorkshire Emissions Reduction Pathways are expected to be published in Summer following a public consultation.

The planned work and emerging results will be tested with partners between January – June at a range of "stakeholder engagement" events.

They will focus on five sectors of the economy – transport, building, industry, land-use and agriculture.

Policy recommendations from the study will be put before the LEP board in Autumn.