Climate Challenge Fund round 7 - further projects awarded funding
Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead announced on June 15, 2010, the award of £684,019 for a further 27 projects completing the seventh round of grants from the Scottish Government's Climate Challenge Fund.
Mr Lochhead said:
"The Climate Challenge Fund has helped 261 communities across Scotland and captured the imagination and inspired many more. As well as realising the carbon-cutting potential of all projects, CCF has encouraged real community spirit; a spirit I've found to be infectious while visiting CCF projects up and down the country. Across the seven rounds of CCF, I have been heartened by Glasgow and Lanarkshire communities' enthusiasm for hands-on action in our battle against climate change.
"Last year, the Scottish Government passed the most ambitious climate change targets in the world, and everyone has a role to play. Our target to cut emissions by 42 per cent by 2020 is challenging but achievable, and in doing so we will create a cleaner, greener Scotland and be at the forefront of developing further a thriving low carbon economy. The grass roots action inspired through CCF is exactly the type of behaviour change that we need to reduce our carbon emissions."
The projects offered grant are:
St Andrews Energy Network's Energy Champions project aims to help reduce the carbon footprint of the town of St Andrews. The project aims as a minimum to reduce carbon emissions from the domestic sector by 3 per cent of 2008 levels in year one, and continue to generate savings on an ongoing basis thereafter. This amounts to over 921 tonnes of CO2 over the one year project. £110,771
Transition North Berwick aims to raise awareness of the issues around climate change and over-reliance on fossil fuels in North Berwick and its surrounding communities. A 12 month programme of activities is planned to engage with all members of the community to promote and support local projects in areas like food, energy, transport and recycling and initiate a debate about how the community can adapt and flourish over the next 15 years. £21,039
Low Carbon Kincardine. A 10 per cent reduction in CO2 emissions in 2010 is the challenge of the Low Carbon Kincardine project. A series of workshops will aim to inspire local residents to sign up. £17,728
North Queensferry Primary's Kitchen Garden project. Through growing their own fruit and vegetables the children of North Queensferry Primary are learning about sustainability by reducing their CO2 emissions, recycling, self-sufficiency and a range of other Eco issues . All of the pupils and staff as well as a lot of the parents in both the school and nursery are involved in this on-going project. £18,885
The James Young High School. The JYHS Cluster are a group of local authority schools in the Dedridge, Bellsquarry and Murieston areas of Livingston consisting of the James Young High School (JHYS), its feeder primary schools: Dedridge Primary School, Bellsquarry Primary School, Williamston Primary School and Bankton Primary School and Glenvue Nursery. A climate change officer will be employed within the cluster to reduce its carbon footprint by engaging the school communities in activities that save energy, reduce transport and food waste. £8,805
The Guildtown Community Association's Community Woodland project aims to sustainably manage eight hectares of woodland near Guildtown to provide a reliable supply of woodfuel for local residents, displace oil fired heating and reduce CO2 emissions by 24 tonnes. £6,260
Pilmeny Development - H(EAT) Project. A recent community consultation undertaken with older people and their carers in North East Edinburgh identified concerns about their high energy use and lack of awareness of how to reduce their carbon footprint and avoid fuel poverty. The H(EAT) Project, run by Pilmeny Development, will train 10 volunteers to deliver face-to-face advice to help 110 older people in North East Edinburgh to understand and control energy usage in their homes. £16,447
Cranhill Community's Glasgow East Synergy - Climate Challenge Pilot project aims to develop its 1950s building as a flagship for carbon reductions. They also intend to raise awareness and change behaviour locally to reduce carbon emissions. £63,138
The Langholm Initiative's How We Can Eat Locally and Why We Should project will deliver four main food events and smaller awareness raising events to bring about behavioural change by encouraging people to eat fresher locally sourced produce. Fewer food miles will bring the added benefit of reducing Langholm's CO2 emissions. £18,597
Jura Development Trust's Woodfuel Supply Pilot project will examine the practicalities of developing a biomass supply for Jura to facilitate the increased use of locally sourced sustainably-managed timber for heat and hot water. This will pave the way for the development of a consistent local biomass supply chain which will help islanders tackle their carbon footprint by offering a cleaner local alternative to burning fossil fuels. £23,182
Shapinsay Development Trust's Save, Save & Save! project aims to help the people of Shapinsay save money by reducing energy usage in their homes which will help reduce the community's carbon emissions. £7,070
The Knoydart Foundation's Renewable Energy project will encourage and enable residents to become more energy efficient in their use of fuel, to reduce the use of fossil fuels and to become more skilled in the application of renewable technologies. The project will also hold events which will be open to the general public during the "Scottish Renewable Energy Festival" in June 2010 to demonstrate community and household approaches to renewable energy. £16,135
A Greener Melrose's Transition TD6: Phase Two project aims to take action to reduce the community's carbon footprint and tackle issues raised by climate change through awareness raising, reducing electricity use and training. £5,312
SPOKES - the Lothian Cycle Campaign. Tackling inadequate cycle storage for tenements and flats in central Edinburgh would remove a major hurdle to people choosing to cycle on an every-day basis, for work, school, shopping and leisure. SPOKES aims to reduce car dependency and promote more sustainable travel through a research study and provision of practical information to local residents to help to enable residents, local authorities, developers and others to find appropriate bike storage solutions and encourage local action. £8,750
Alness Transition Town Group (ATTG). As part of its Local Food Project, ATTG will be holding a series of workshops to help locals grow their own fruit and vegetables and harvest wild foods. Increasing local food production will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and engage more of the community on environmental issues. £4,575
Ullapool Community Trust's Community Buildings Energy Efficiency Upgrade project aims to reduce heat loss and improve energy efficiency in community buildings in Ullapool. A selection of these buildings will have their leaky, inefficient and in some cases single glazed windows replaced with super efficient triple glazed windows and their insulation levels brought up beyond building regulations. £19,744
Banff Castle Community Association's Castle Community Carbon Challenge aims to reduce the community's carbon emissions by reducing heat loss in their homes and recycling their waste. £27,735
Lawfield Primary School's Edible Garden project, in Dalkeith, will develop a community garden for local and seasonal food which will reduce carbon emissions and support a sustainable food future. This project will encourage different people living in the community to think about the way they live. £49,561
Mull and Iona Community Trust - Community Insulation Programme. By overcoming increased costs for insulation contractors working on Mull and Iona and engaging help to prepare the attics of older and infirm residents, islanders are now able to benefit from Government subsidised insulation. Loft and cavity wall insulation will be available where the home is suitable. £39,358
Stepps Primary School Parent Council's Carbon Footprint Reduction Programme is a community wide initiative aimed at reducing domestic carbon dioxide emissions and encouraging households to grow their own vegetables. Led by the Stepps Primary School Parent Council the project will provide free access to home energy monitors, advice and guidance on energy efficiency and will create a school vegetable garden for pupils, staff and parents. £2,535
Foula Energy Trust's Development Officer project will help deliver electricity scheme improvements which in turn will provide both opportunities for replacing the use of fossil fuels in the island with 'green' electricity and developments beneficial to the whole community. £20,495
Tiree Rural Development Ltd - Tiree Community Energy Advisor project. The energy advisor will facilitate Tiree housing stock to become more energy efficient. Householders will be supported to access grants and interest free loans to reduce fuel poverty and ensure significant carbon savings are made on an ongoing basis long into the future. £15,604
Eilean Eisdeal Energy Education Programme. The Easdale Island energy education programme aims to raise awareness of energy usage, change behaviour and reduce household energy consumption and the carbon footprint of the island. The installation of a whole-island electricity usage meter with detailed information displayed via a large screen monitor in the ferry waiting room will raise awareness and assist in evaluating the progress of the project. £12,060
Raploch Community Partnership's Low Carbon Raploch: Community Garden and Food project aims to allow, help and encourage the community to grow its own food. This will lower the community's carbon footprint by reducing emissions from transport and waste. £35,494
Cove and Altens Community Council's Cove Bay Community Allotments project is a community led development proposal to turn an unused open space into a vibrant community managed allotment garden in the coastal town of Cove, Aberdeen. Securing this open space legacy from encroaching housing developments will leave the community with a long term community asset that will improve the environment, health and community cohesion. £37,750
Old Aberdeen Community Council. The Sunnybank Park Allotments project forms part of a community led development proposal to turn a redundant outdoor centre into a vibrant community managed park in the heart of Aberdeen. The proposal aims to secure and improve this valuable community open space asset through development of spaces which link neighbouring communities and mix public with private, formal with informal and people with wildlife. £35,000
Catrine Community Trust - Energy Efficiency and Carbon Footprint Awareness project. The villagers of Catrine are 'powering down' to reduce energy consumption in homes and their carbon footprint by 12 per cent a year. This will be achieved through improved home energy efficiency carbon reduction awareness campaigns and a community carbon footprint monitoring programme. Through this project villagers and the Community Trust will lead the way and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and incidence of fuel poverty and take Catrine a step closer to their vision of becoming a recognised best practice sustainable and low carbon Eco Lifestyle Village. £41,988