Clean and green, today and tomorrow.
Thursday, 22 December 2011, 11:34 AM
First class honours for our treasured MacRobert arts complex on the Stirling University campus. They are recycling old plastic ad banners by turning them into unique carrier bags and selling them in the centre shop.
Thursday, 22 December 2011, 11:01 AM
It has been another successful year for Scottish communities and the Climate Challenge Fund team at Keep Scotland Beautiful. I know how much hard work goes in to achieving this and I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you all, recap on the past twelve months and take a quick look at the year ahead.
Thursday, 22 December 2011, 8:41 AM
At the end of November over 150 people came along to the third annual Climate Challenge Fund Gathering. The event was a tremendous success with representatives from communities, the Scottish Government, local authorities and supporting organisations coming together to network and share ideas on building community resilience and tackling climate change.
Wednesday, 21 December 2011, 5:12 PM
Are you or anyone you know interested in installing a renewable heat technology? With the Renewable Heat Premium Payment scheme homeowners could benefit from a grant of up to £1,250 towards the cost of a renewable heating system.
Wednesday, 21 December 2011, 5:09 PM
Have you considered making a short film to inspire your community in to action? The Climate Challenge Fund team are currently working on a four CCF case study films which will be available in the New Year. In the mean time here are two short films that have caught our eye this month so we thought we would share them with you.
Wednesday, 21 December 2011, 5:00 PM
There are two funds we thought you would be interested in this month: Community Chest and Awards for All
Wednesday, 21 December 2011, 4:52 PM
The Scottish Sustainable Development Forum (SSDF) is delighted to announce they are now accepting nominations for the 2012 Scottish Green List Awards.
Wednesday, 21 December 2011, 4:47 PM
Central to the Climate Challenge Fund (CCF) is the provision of support to communities and individuals to change their behaviour and move us towards a low carbon Scotland. But how can one measure this behaviour change and know how much impact projects are having?
Wednesday, 21 December 2011, 4:39 PM
Last month the Department for Transport published a Transport Behaviour Change Toolkit.
Wednesday, 21 December 2011, 4:35 PM
The Green Deal Consultation is open until the 18th January so if you are looking for something to keep yourself busy over the festive period we would encourage you to participate.
Wednesday, 21 December 2011, 4:31 PM
The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has recently published several evaluation reports looking into various aspects of the Low Carbon Communities Challenge (LCCC) Evaluation. 22 test bed communities from England, Wales and Northern Ireland took part in the Government supported initiative that aims to change the way people use and produce energy.
Wednesday, 21 December 2011, 4:21 PM
Today, Keep Scotland Beautiful staff donned Santa hats and grabbed their litter pickers and gloves to tackle a litter strewn path in the Riverside area of Stirling.
Tuesday, 20 December 2011, 5:26 PM
On 16 December ICLEI Europe - the organisation of local governments committed to sustainability - launched three major websites to assist procurers, policy makers and others to apply sustainable procurement practises in their area.
Tuesday, 20 December 2011, 5:25 PM
In December, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) published a report introducing some of the key models and theories of behaviour change in relation to domestic energy use, in order to better understand how policies might be developed to change 'energy behaviours'.
Tuesday, 20 December 2011, 5:24 PM
On 15 December the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) published a report analysing the impact of meeting carbon budgets on household energy bills, which concluded that recent rises in bills are largely attributable to increases in wholesale gas costs.
Tuesday, 20 December 2011, 5:23 PM
On 16 December the Energy Saving Trust (EST) launched a report documenting the findings of a field trial of LED lights in social housing that revealed increases in light levels, colour temperature and good maintenance of performance over time, as well as considerable energy and long-term cost savings.
Tuesday, 20 December 2011, 5:21 PM
On 19 December the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) announced that 30,000 housing association and co-operative homes will be scanned with thermal imaging software this winter, to identify and prioritise where insulation measures can best be deployed.
Tuesday, 20 December 2011, 3:56 PM
The Scottish Green List 2012 will celebrate the passion, drive and bright ideas of people of all ages, working to make a difference to sustainable development in Scotland.
Tuesday, 20 December 2011, 1:21 PM
Commercial Primary School in Fife recently became the 1,400th Scottish school to be awarded the prestigious Green Flag Award for its commitment to environmental excellence.
Wednesday, 14 December 2011, 9:22 AM
To mark the launch of <<37>>, Keep Scotland Beautiful, Scotland’s leading environmental charity, and McDonald’s teamed up today, Tuesday 13th December, to tackle a litter-strewn area of Glasgow.
Tuesday, 13 December 2011, 5:45 PM
Audit Scotland published a report on 8 December assessing progress and plans to reduce Scottish emissions over the period to 2020. While the report said that the country had made good progress in cutting emissions, it describes Scotland’s climate change targets as ‘ambitious’ and underlines that the Scottish Government is dependent on the action of both the UK and Europe to achieve its goals. The report also estimated that the total cost of achieving Scotland’s targets would be in the region of £10-£11 billion.
Tuesday, 13 December 2011, 5:43 PM
Aberdeenshire Council publishes new Community Asset Transfer Policy, Aberdeen City Council wins EPSA award for carbon work, Glasgow City Council consults on Open Space Strategy and opens new allotment, and Clackmannanshire Council works with students to improve sustainability.
Tuesday, 13 December 2011, 5:40 PM
Fife Council win Green Apple Award for smoke detector work, Aberdeen City Council Carbon Management Plan progress update, energy efficiency plans at Falkirk Council, and East Lothian Council takes delivery of electric van.
Tuesday, 13 December 2011, 5:36 PM
On 29 November, SEPA published its second major assessment of the condition of Scotland’s environment. Amongst its findings, the State of the Environment Report highlighted that the country was moving in the right direction with regard to tackling climate change, but needed to do more. The report was launched via SEPA’s new SEWeb service, which aims to become a hub for all information and data relating to Scotland’s environment.
Tuesday, 13 December 2011, 5:29 PM
The measurement and promotion of well-being is of increasing importance to local government and other agencies. Some recent reports and resources include: a research report by the Office of National Statistics on how UK adults rate their own well-being, a report by the new economics foundation (nef) on how local authorities can implement actions to improve well-being, and a further nef report exploring well-being from different political perspectives.
Tuesday, 6 December 2011, 5:08 PM
Resources from the SSN Annual Conference - including videos of the ‘quick-fire’ case study presentations that were delivered at the event and a compendium of 28 case study posters - are now available to download online.
Tuesday, 6 December 2011, 5:06 PM
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) published a consultation on the Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation (ECO) on 23 November, as part of the Energy and Climate Change Secretary’s Annual Energy Statement to Parliament. The Green Deal, to be launched in October next year, will provide for the installation of energy efficiency measures in homes at no upfront cost, with repayments made over time out of the energy savings.
Tuesday, 6 December 2011, 5:00 PM
On 1 December the UK Government published its Carbon Plan, setting out how the Government plans to meet its long-term carbon targets over the course of the current decade, the 2020s and beyond.
Tuesday, 6 December 2011, 4:54 PM
On 24 November the Adaptation Sub-Committee (ASC) of the UK Committee on Climate Change published its first assessment of the Scottish Government’s progress on adapting the country to the impacts of climate change.
Tuesday, 6 December 2011, 4:52 PM
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) have recently published a series of interactive maps that bring together DECC’s Local Authority datasets into one place and allow users to view trends in fuel poverty, energy use and energy efficiency measures.
Tuesday, 6 December 2011, 11:22 AM
Keep Scotland Beautiful is supporting Zero Waste Scotland to increase the provision of Recycling on the Go facilities in Scotland, including supporting infrastructure and developing technical guidance, which will be published in 2012.
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