The Edinburgh Community Climate Fund has been set up to support communities to develop ideas and projects aimed at making Edinburgh a greener city.
The fund has £100,000 to invest in community projects that will help the city meet its climate change targets. Local communities and groups will have the chance to have a direct say on how the money is spent.
Up to £20,000 will be available for community projects that do one or more of the following:
- create opportunities for community leadership and learning on climate change
- reduce greenhouse gas emissions within communities and contribute to the net-zero agenda for Edinburgh
- set up sustainable projects for the benefit of local people to build resilience or adapt to climate change within communities
- build relationships between neighbourhoods of different socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds to work together on just, equitable and accessible climate and resilience activities. These will contribute to the city’s net-zero agenda and ensure that activities work towards reducing or removing barriers for disabled people as we transition to net-zero.
Groups will invited to submit ideas in January. These ideas will then go to a public vote to decide what projects get funding.
More information will also follow in January, but if you would like to register an interest and receive more information please email [email protected]
