Clean and green, today and tomorrow.
Friday, 30 March 2012, 1:36 PM
Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment Richard Lochhead praised the efforts of more than 59,000 people who have already committed to taking part in the National Spring Clean, which runs from 1 April to 31 May, as he launched it at Portobello near Edinburgh (Thursday 29 March).
Friday, 30 March 2012, 11:57 AM
Congratulations to all the newly funded CCF groups and good luck to all those moving on - remember the Community Action Support Programme is open to any community building a more sustainable future so keep in touch.
Friday, 30 March 2012, 11:48 AM
The threat posed by climate change and need to reduce dependency on fossil fuels coupled with increasing energy costs is leading many churches to examine their energy use. St Andrew’s Episcopal Church in St Andrews is no different.
Friday, 30 March 2012, 11:14 AM
Going Carbon Neutral Stirling (GCNS) is an exemplar project of the Scottish Government and Big Lottery and, over four years, it has engaged over 11,000 people in reducing their carbon footprint. On the 20th of April the GCNS project team are holding a one day seminar to share with you the results, achievements and key learning from the project.
Friday, 30 March 2012, 11:02 AM
Forfar Dramatic Society has created two films about climate change and their experience of installing energy efficiency measures in their hall (all funded by CCF).
Friday, 30 March 2012, 10:59 AM
The prestigious Scottish Charity Awards recognises the passion, dedication and innovation shown by members of the voluntary sector. The awards, organised by SCVO, are open to any charity, voluntary organisation, community group or individual charity volunteer or staff member.
Friday, 30 March 2012, 10:48 AM
A lot has happened since you were last updated on the progress of the Framework for Community Action on Climate Change in the Christmas edition of the CCF Newsletter.
Friday, 30 March 2012, 9:51 AM
Scotland’s centre for social innovation launches Incubator Award Programme.
Friday, 30 March 2012, 9:28 AM
As part of the Commonwealth Games Legacy Programme, the Scottish Government has commissioned the Scottish Community Development Centre to work with community organisations across Scotland to support them to use the Games as a catalyst for building on their work to develop activities and projects that involve local people, increase local community action and support the achievement of better health and social outcomes.
Friday, 30 March 2012, 9:25 AM
Sustrans is offering grants to help achieve the target of the Scottish Government’s Cycling Action Plan for Scotland (CAPS), which is 10% of trips by bike by 2020.
Tuesday, 27 March 2012, 4:32 PM
On 27 March the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) launched a consultation setting out proposals to simplify the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC EES). The consultation follows in the wake of Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget statement last week, in which he said the scheme would be replaced with an alternative environmental tax if 'major savings in the administrative cost of the Commitment for business' could not be found.
Tuesday, 27 March 2012, 4:30 PM
Scottish Government announces £103m Renewable Energy Investment Fund; 800 renewables jobs to be created at manufacturer Gamesa’s Edinburgh plant; Scottish Parliament Renewables Inquiry begins evidence sessions; and Consumer Focus Scotland report highlights benefits to rural residents of switching to renewable heat.
Tuesday, 27 March 2012, 4:26 PM
All five of Scotland’s main political leaders pledged on 24 March to ensure Scotland delivers on its world-leading climate change targets. The announcement comes ahead of WWF’s global Earth Hour event on 31 March, during which cities and individuals across the world will switch off their lights for one hour to highlight the impacts of climate change.
Tuesday, 27 March 2012, 4:23 PM
Following the Scottish Government’s publication of a good practice guide on 13 March setting out how organisations can engage employees in low carbon initiatives in the workplace, a further in-depth report and a detailed case study report supporting the guide have now been published.
Tuesday, 27 March 2012, 4:20 PM
A major new website developed by the European Commission (EC) on 23 March aims to support policy makers and practitioners across Europe in adapting to climate change.
Tuesday, 20 March 2012, 4:32 PM
On 13 March the Scottish Government published new guidance, setting out how organisations can engage employees in low carbon initiatives in the workplace, and why this makes strong business sense.
Tuesday, 20 March 2012, 4:29 PM
Run by the Green Business Partnership, the Environmental Placement Programme (EPP) places students within the Scottish public and private sector to undertake projects with an environmental focus. The EPP provides organisations with focused, low cost practical environmental support, whilst providing students with paid work experience in a commercial environment. Organisations, including local authorities, are invited to register their interest in taking part in the scheme.
Tuesday, 20 March 2012, 4:26 PM
On 12 March, the Scottish Government, SSE, SEPA and Microsoft jointly launched a national competition for software developers to produce an app that will assist small and medium-sized businesses in Scotland in reducing their carbon emissions. A prize of £50,000 will be awarded to the winning entry.
Tuesday, 20 March 2012, 4:24 PM
The Crichton Carbon Centre is seeking to appoint two new positions to join its Environmentally Sustainable Process Improvement (ESPI) Programme team – Business Development Specialist and Lead Sustainable Business Advisor.
Tuesday, 20 March 2012, 4:21 PM
Officially launched by Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth, John Swinney, in January, the £1.5 million Developing Markets for Third Sector Providers programme aims to raise awareness amongst the public sector buying community of what the third sector can offer in terms of service delivery options.
Thursday, 15 March 2012, 11:24 AM
A recent litter audit along a sample of Scotland’s busy central-belt road network found over half of the roads surveyed had unacceptable litter levels (57 per cent), with almost two thirds (71 per cent) littered with confectionary and crisp wrappers thrown needlessly from cars, vans and trucks by drivers and passengers.
Wednesday, 14 March 2012, 3:50 PM
Wednesday 13th March 2012 became a momentous occasion for 10 special people as the Winners of the Scottish Green List and Young Scottish Green List were announced.
Tuesday, 13 March 2012, 5:16 PM
Official statistics released by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (defra) on 8 March estimating carbon dioxide emissions relating to UK consumption revealed that the UK’s ‘consumption based’ carbon footprint in 2009 was 20 per cent higher than in 1990.
Tuesday, 13 March 2012, 5:14 PM
The UK’s first Green Investment Bank will have its headquarters in Edinburgh and a further team based in London. Making the announcement on 8 March, Business Secretary Vince Cable said that siting the bank across two locations will "support the Green Investment Bank’s ambition to become a world leader".
Tuesday, 13 March 2012, 5:11 PM
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has published estimates for the number of homes in Great Britain with loft, cavity wall and solid wall insulation up to January 2012. The Energy Saving Trust has also published a summary of professionally installed cavity wall and loft insulation up to September 2011, broken down by English regions, Scotland and Wales.
Tuesday, 13 March 2012, 5:07 PM
As part of Scotland’s bid to be recognised as a Fair Trade Nation, the Scottish Government announced additional funding for the Scottish Fair Trade Forum to increase the number of Fairtrade towns in the country.
Tuesday, 13 March 2012, 5:04 PM
The new economics foundation (nef) has published a report completed for the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (defra), exploring whether ‘moments of change’ in people’s lives present a significant opportunity to encourage individuals to adopt more environmentally sustainable behaviours.
Friday, 9 March 2012, 9:56 AM
Scotland’s most prestigious civic pride event will take place in North Lanarkshire this year.
Thursday, 8 March 2012, 10:32 AM
Keep Scotland Beautiful is a member of the UK Chewing Gum Action Group which today, launched a major campaign, funded by industry; to tackle chewing gum litter on our streets.
Wednesday, 7 March 2012, 1:05 PM
Ground-breaking Keep Scotland Beautiful project Going Carbon Neutral Stirling is in the final phase of its successful operation.
Wednesday, 7 March 2012, 10:54 AM
Keep Scotland Beautiful, one of Scotland’s leading environmental charities, is calling out to 200,000 Scots to do their bit to clean up their favourite part of Scotland during a two month attack on the nations litter.
Tuesday, 6 March 2012, 4:43 PM
On 27 February the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) published Scottish local authority recycling statistics for the period July-September 2011. On average, councils recycled 43.6% of household waste collected during this period – on a par with the average for the previous quarter.
Tuesday, 6 March 2012, 4:38 PM
DECC publishes short case study of the Big Energy Upgrade project coordinated by Kirklees Council; Wrexham Council installs 30,000 solar panels on 3,000 council homes; Birmingham City Council consults on a new supplementary planning document which emphasises sustainable development; and Bristol launches online map that rates every building in the city on its suitability for solar panel installation.
Tuesday, 6 March 2012, 4:33 PM
ICLEI, the international association of local governments for sustainability, continues to profile examples of sustainability action being taken forward by councils in Europe and beyond. Recent highlights include: Bologna wins European Mobility Week Award for its promotion of sustainable transport to residents; Stockholm unveils new green urban planning initiative; Freiburg undertakes a major behaviour change project with single and family households; and Vitoria-Gasteiz introduces bicycle parking in refurbished basements.
Tuesday, 6 March 2012, 4:30 PM
A report published in late February by the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) provides evidence that local government-led renewable energy schemes can stimulate local economies and deliver environmental benefits.
Tuesday, 6 March 2012, 4:26 PM
On 21 February the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF)published a ‘solutions paper’, exploring how local government can contribute to the building of more homes and stronger communities, based on direct experience of thirteen new communities in ten different English towns and cities.
Thursday, 1 March 2012, 2:38 PM
Stirling Council, Glasgow City Council and GCSS, and First ScotRail were winners of Keep Scotland Beautiful's prestigious People & Places Programme Awards 2012.
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