The Scarborough Borough is going to have to aim to be carbon negative if the country as a whole is to meet it's ambition to be carbon neutral.
That's according to Borough Council leader Steve Siddons.
He says some part of the country will never be able to be carbon neutral while other area's like North Yorkshire can and should go further:
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A seaside public toilet block in Filey has been closed to the public after serious structural issues were identified at the site.
An amputee who ‘hopped’ to the top of Whitby’s famous 199 steps to raise money for charity has been nominated for her outstanding courage after surviving a horror tractor crash.
North Yorkshire Council chiefs say they would rather not increase council tax by the maximum allowed — but they don’t live “in a world of unicorns and rainbows”.
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