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Tuesday, 04 November 2008 |
The Climate Challenge Fund is set to invest £1,165,761 in a new series of community projects aimed at cutting Scotland's carbon footprint.
Ranging from thermal imaging to identify heat escaping to a project to create a new cycle path for children, 18 community projects across Scotland are to receive investment.
Alyth Environmental Group, for example, will receive £11,750 towards developing a green travel plan and investigating the feasibility of creating an outpost office where employees can work locally rather than having to commute to the city.
Another £73,090 will be invested in the Edinburgh Community Backgreens Initiative to help connect tenement residents with the natural environment and, as a result, connect with each other.
Commenting on the new projects, Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead suggested: "The projects I am funding today show that there is a real appetite across the country to do something for the environment.
"The diversity of today's projects underline how many ways there are to make a difference, such as home insulation, allotment development and sharing facilities.
"The children of Strathdon will be provided with a new path on which they can walk or cycle to school, and the people of Toryglen will have the chance to be involved in local food production.
"These initiatives and 17 others being funded today will all make a contribution as Scotland rises to the challenge of climate change."
The Climate Challenge Fund is investing £27.4 million in communities over the next three years (2008-2011) to help cut carbon emissions.
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