Continued support for climate action in communities.
Organisations across Scotland, including community, cultural and
education groups, will be able to bid for support from a fund
aimed at engaging people in tackling the climate emergency.
The £250,000 Climate Engagement Fund will support activities such
as climate festivals, skills workshops, art exhibitions and youth
development programmes – all aimed at increasing people's
understanding of climate change and encouraging climate action.
The annual fund has already supported eight projects with funding
totalling £550,000. These include the Building Futures Galloway
project which has equipped people in the region with the skills
to improve the energy efficiency of historic buildings and apply
techniques in their own homes.
Net Zero Secretary Màiri McAllan said: “Scotland is fully
committed to meeting our target of net zero emissions by 2045
and, as part of this, it is important that people understand the
nature and the scale of the climate emergency, the actions they
can take to help and the support available to them to do so.
“By supporting grassroots action, the Climate Engagement Fund
will help enable individuals and communities to directly
contribute to tackling climate change.”
Chairman of the Board of Building Futures Galloway Graeme Davies
said: “This fund has previously supported a range of activity to
address energy efficiency issues in historic homes and buildings,
including a film project with young people from Whithorn Primary
School.
“The pupils interviewed our charity's young trainees and visited
some of the heritage restoration projects they are working on.
They also produced a film to share what they had learned with
others which was screened at an assembly and was broadcast online
to other schools in Scotland.”
Background
Applications for the Climate Engagement Fund will close on 7 May
2024.
More information on the
fund and a link to apply
