The Climate Challenge Fund gives communities, through individual community groups and community planning partners, the ability to implement actions to reduce their carbon emissions.
The Climate Challenge Fund has a total available resource of £27.4 million over the three years 2008-11. Within the total the allocation for the fund is £8.8 million in 2008-09. The Scottish Government's draft budget for 2009-10 published on September 16, 2008 highlights additional money from that previously announced for the Climate Challenge Fund of £4.3 million for each of the next two years, subject to parliamentary approval. The expected allocation is therefore £9.3 million in 2009-10 and £9.3 million in 2010-11.
A community group must be the lead player in a project, and projects must include a measurable and significant reduction in carbon emissions, with a positive lasting legacy beyond the three years of the funding programme.
- The Scottish Executive
Success Stories
The Climate Challenge Fund has already assisted some great projects that have successfully made significant carbon emissions reductions. Your community may even be able to visit these projects and learn from their experiences. Please click on the link below to find out more about these projects and how you could apply for the funding. The successful projects already awarded a grant include:
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Supporting a village-wide energy efficiency scheme, to survey every property and provide free insulation where required
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Developing a community heat and power scheme, to provide more cost effective energy
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Promoting the use of locally sustainable powered electric vehicles in rural areas
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Converting a local leisure centre to more energy efficient lighting
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Providing cycling training for young people to encourage more sustainable and active travel
To find out more about these projects and others, please visit the Keep Scotland Beautiful website at:
http://www.infoscotland.com/gogreener/311.html|
- InfoScotland.com