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Welcome back to the #LeedsClimate newsletter from Leeds City Council’s Climate Emergency and Air Quality Team. We hope you are keeping safe and well.
In this edition of the newsletter—which marks World Environment Day—we’re highlighting all of the work that has continued or recently begun which is helping to reduce our city’s carbon footprint.
As well as a round-up of what’s been happening we’ve also included a number of ways you can get involved…
In case you missed it
Roads outside 6 Leeds primary schools will be turned into pedestrian and cyclist zones during pick up and drop off hours.
This is part of the Leeds School Streets pilot scheme which launched earlier this week. The scheme will help to improve air quality around schools and encourage sustainable travel. Children are one of the groups most affected by the health impacts of air pollution.
You can read more about the scheme here.
Temporary cycle lanes and widened footpaths have been introduced across Leeds.
In the city centre and surrounding districts, new measures have been introduced to allow for social distancing and safe active travel. The measures will help residents to move around the city safely and sustainably. Keep your eyes peeled for more schemes being introduced in the coming weeks.
Find out more and stay up to date with the Connecting Leeds schemes on Twitter or via their website.
Have your say on walking and cycling in Leeds.
Connecting Leeds wants to hear your ideas for making our streets better for walking and cycling and maintaining social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic, and also to assist with the recovery. Whether it's a dangerous pinch point that needs addressing, a new cycle route, or inspiration for creating quieter residential streets, they want to hear your ideas. 20,000 contributions have already been made by over 4,100 residents!
Make a suggestion on the Commonplace website.
Climate emergency activities for young people.
We’ve teamed up with Child Friendly Leeds for a climate emergency themed #SkillsForLife competition. Check out their blog post which contains lots of online activities and ideas for how young people can #LeedsByExample.
The competition closes on Friday 12 June and there are prizes to be won! Show us your entries on twitter by tagging #OurChildFriendlyLeeds.
Tips for lockdown from Zero Waste Leeds.
With people spending much more time at home, Leeds has seen a 20% increase in household waste during lockdown. Zero Waste Leeds have been doing a great job sharing tips on how to reuse, recycle and waste less. Visit their website to find out more.
We’re introducing a new section to highlight the work that businesses in Leeds are taking to reduce their own carbon footprint. If you’re a business or other organisation and want to share your story, get in touch at climate.emergency@leeds.gov.uk.
Leeds Building Society is creating a new zero-emission head office to reduce its carbon footprint.
The redevelopment of an existing building will create a new energy-efficient office space in the city centre to house more than 800 staff currently split across three sites. Materials will be repurposed and 70% of the supply chain is sourced from within a 30 mile radius to help reduce emissions.
You can find out more here.
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