The city of York has earned the top grade from an independent environmental action assessor.
The CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) gave York an ‘A’ grade for the third consecutive year – making the city among only 112 cities worldwide to have the CDP’s top ranking.
City of York Council’s executive member for environment and climate emergency, councillor Jenny Kent, said: “[The ‘A’ grade] reflects the continued hard work of our dedicated staff in obtaining external funding for projects that reduce energy costs and emissions for residents, businesses, and council taxpayers alike.
“This includes making more people’s homes comfortable and affordable, helping improve air quality, expanding our tree planting, and supporting active travel and investment in supporting bus services.”
YorEnergy is a free advice service designed to help people across York to cut energy bills and reduce emissions.
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