SEAD (Scottish Education and Action for Development)

Today the Scottish Green Party and the Scottish Government announced the results of the latest round of funding through the Climate Challenge Fund. £1.16M will go to eighteen projects across Scotland, from Shetland to Dumfries, set up by groups from rural and island communities, small towns, and in many of Scotland’s cities. All of these projects are designed to reduce local communities’ carbon footprint in imaginative ways, and to inspire others to take up their ideas.

The Climate Challenge Fund was set up to help communities make a real difference by significantly reducing carbon emissions. There is no set grant and no minimum level of award but a £1,000,000 maximum has been set.

For more information on how to apply, contact the fund administrator at ccf@ksbscotland.org.uk or call 01786 471333. You can also visit www.infoscotland.com/climatechallengefund for the expression of interest form, as well as guidance on what types of projects are eligible to apply.

In response to the recent round of awards, Green MSP Patrick Harvie said:
“Although there is much that government, business and individuals can do to beat climate change, we believe inspirational local projects have a huge role to play. The eighteen projects receiving support today are just that. Each one is an imaginative and community-led solution, with ideas tailored to local circumstances across the country.

“Groups in our cities from Portobello, Edinburgh and Toryglen up to Inverness have come up with some seriously imaginative proposals, including energy surveys, urban gardening, and shifts to public transport.

“Similarly, we’re pleased to see funding going to projects in towns from Alyth to Dumfries and Haddington, schemes that will bring together schools, businesses and the local community. They are forging strong partnerships to cut energy costs and help build a better understanding of the opportunities a low carbon economy can bring.

“Scotland’s islands have particular difficulties with rising fuel prices, for homes and businesses and for transport, but they also have very particular opportunities. Groups on Shetland, Skye and Eigg have brought forward broad projects looking across island life to find opportunities to cut carbon and boost local economies, and we’re delighted to see that.”

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