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Climate Challenge Fund

Climate Challenge Fund. David Gunn, Climate Challenge Fund Manager 13.05.09. OVERVIEW Aim of Climate Challenge Fund The Climate Challenge Fund supporting alliance What the fund is for Community Powerdown Consortium

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Climate Challenge Fund

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  1. Climate Challenge Fund David Gunn, Climate Challenge Fund Manager 13.05.09

  2. OVERVIEW • Aim of Climate Challenge Fund • The Climate Challenge Fund supporting alliance • What the fund is for • Community Powerdown Consortium • Role of Keep Scotland Beautiful • Climate Challenge Fund Projects • Panel Dates • Contact Details

  3. Aim of the Climate Challenge Fund • The Climate Challenge Fund aims to: • help communities to significantly reduce their carbon emissions. • empower Scottish communities by building the capacity for sustained future reductions • promote greater awareness of the action Scottish communities can take to reduce their emissions

  4. Climate Challenge Fund supporting alliance • The Climate Challenge Fund supporting alliance aims to: • provide guidance and support to communities to put their plans into action; • develop a shared sense of purpose amongst national stakeholder bodies to support the purpose and delivery of the Climate Challenge Fund; • provide a network where communities and stakeholders can exchange good practice and learning. • support Government work on the evaluation of actions by CCF funded communities in tackling climate change

  5. What the fund is for • The Climate Challenge Fund will support: • Projects to reduce carbon emissions; • Communities to establish a partnership, setting up a company or project management costs • The costs of feasibility studies or community engagement for carbon reducing projects and action plan; • Communities to develop carbon emissions reduction action plans; • Community capacity building (awareness raising, training and skills development)

  6. Community Powerdown Consortium • Purpose: To empower consortium members to develop and implement projects to reduce dependence on fossil fuels, reduce their energy consumption and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. • Phase 1: Provide resources to each community through locally employed staff and support provided by the Powerdown Consortium coordinator (CES) • Phase 2: Further applications to support the implementation of projects to meet the overall purpose of the Community Powerdown Consortium

  7. Role of Keep Scotland Beautiful • Administer the Climate Challenge Fund • Support Communities to develop applications • Present applications to the Grants Panel • Support Communities as they implement applications • Monitor the progress of communities • To manage the Climate Challenge Fund Monies • To report to the Scottish Government on the progress • To liaise with members of Climate Challenge Fund supporting alliance

  8. Application process • Stage 1 – complete and return an EoI form, available from www.infoscotland.com/climatechallengefund or ccf@ksbscotland.org.uk • Stage 2 – a discussion with a member of the CCF team • Stage 3 – complete full grant application form • Stage 4 – CCF team review application in preparation of the CCF grant panel meeting • Stage 5 – CCF grant panel meeting approves project funding • Stage 6 – funds awarded and implementation/monitoring phase begins

  9. Funded Climate Challenge Fund Projects • Energy Efficiency • Linlithgow Climate Challenge – Sustainable Solutions for Linlithgow • Perth & Kinross Community carbon reduction project • Argyll, Lomond and the Islands Energy (ALI Energy) • Transport • Fallin Community Enterprises – Recyke a Bike • Active Leith • Food • The Fife Diet - Local Food Consumption • Northbay Community Garden, Barra • Awareness Raising and Behaviour Change • Going Carbon Neutral Stirling

  10. Progress to Date • >400 Expressions of Interest • 134 Full applications received • 120 communities have received funding (91 projects approved, over £8 million awarded) • 19 applications presented to the grants panel on the 13th August 2008 (14 approved) • 33 applications presented to the grants panel on the 20th October 2008 (19 approved) • 30 applications presented to the grants panel on the 17th December 2008 (25 approved) • 52 applications presented to the grants panel on the 24th March 2009 (33 approved)

  11. Contact details • David Gunn • Climate Challenge Fund Manager • Email: david.gunn@ksbscotland.org.uk or ccf@ksbscotland.org.uk • Tel: 01786 468779 • Web: www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/ccf or • www.infoscotland.com/climatechallengefund

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