Council policies and
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Incorporating climate change considerations into the Council’s corporate policies is crucial to ensuring it is focussed and accountable. Here you can find key Council documents as well as links to policies that explain its wider role across the region.
If you need a hard copy of the Climate Change Action Plan or require any Council documents in a more accessible format, for example, audio CD, braille, BSL or large print, please contact: climate@northumberland.gov.uk
North East Transport Plan
Sets out our region’s transport aspirations up to 2035 and includes a live programme of around 243 schemes which equal at least £6.8bn of investment. More info here
Partner policies and key links>
The Northumberland County Council Climate Change Team works with multiple partners across the county and wider areas. Here is more information about some of our key partners and their climate-related policies.
Northumberland Peatland Partnership
During 2022, the Peatland Partnership completed detailed field surveys and desk-based mapping for 10 key sites within Northumberland totalling over 5000 hectares of upland vulnerable peat. Restoration plans are being developed for all sites. Funding sources for restoration will vary depending on the sites. Between April and June 2023 applications form the Nature for Climate Peatland Restoration Grant will be made for some of these sites. Funding will also be sourced from other streams including Peatland Code registration, Countryside Stewardship and Local Nature Recovery Grants.
Tyne and Wear pension fund: Climate change policy
This policy sets out how the Fund is responding to the challenges posed by climate change and how this links to its Investment Strategy Statement and Responsible Investment Policy. The policy also covers the Fund's views in terms of risk management and climate risks and its approach to issues such as carbon offsetting, engagement, and potential exclusions.
Alongside other Local Authority members in the pension fund, Northumberland County Council’s Climate Change Team is involved in regular meetings with the Pension Fund to discuss its position in terms of the wider region's climate objectives.
Northumberland National Park Authority: Management Plan
Every National Park must have a Management Plan. It sets out a shared, long-term vision for the Park. Climate action is a key strategic theme within the plan, alongside nature recovery, culture and heritage, a welcoming park and thriving communities.
Read about the Park’s climate change progress here.
Northumberland Coast AONB: Management Plan 2020-24
AONB (Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty) are designated to ensure that the landscape, its habitats and built environment are conserved and enhanced for future generations to enjoy.
Much of the area is in private ownership. Landowners, the local authority, other statutory bodies, voluntary organisations and local people all have a role to play in conserving and enhancing the Area.
The AONB Partnership’s role is to ensure that the area is conserved and enhanced by producing a Management Plan for the Area.
The Climate Change Team is a stakeholder for the Destination Management Plan. Sustainability and reducing the carbon footprint of tourism in Northumberland is an underlying principle across all priority action areas within this plan.
