In a bid to share expertise and challenges associated with being a World Heritage City trying to achieve carbon neutrality goals, the Bath Civic Agreement institutions are set to welcome a delegation from York this summer.
The two cities have a lot in common – in addition to both being UNESCO World Heritage cities they each have targets to reach carbon net zero emissions by 2030, and have to achieve these targets against a backdrop of infrastructure that is challenging to adapt or retrofit, and a heavily-tourism based economy which requires international travel.
The York delegation will represent York University, York Civic Trust and City of York Council. During their stay in Bath they’ll meet with leaders in heritage and sustainable development from Bath and North East Somerset Council, the Climate and Nature strand of the Future Ambition Board, and with leading climate and architecture researchers from the University of Bath.
The aim of the meeting is to share learning, but also to discuss setting up a national heritage climate network which could expedite climate interventions in the heritage sector.