Clean and green, today and tomorrow.
Wednesday, 27 June 2012, 1:50 PM
Aberdeenshire Environmental Forum are delighted to announce that Provost Jill Webster of Aberdeenshire Council has signed up as the 500th member of the award winning Aberdeenshire Litter Initiative - ALi This coincides with the fifth anniversary of the project which was launched in June 2007 by Provost Howatson of Aberdeenshire who was the very first volunteer litter picker signed up.
Tuesday, 26 June 2012, 4:15 PM
On 25 June the Scottish Government launched two major consultations on the newly published Sustainable Housing Strategy and the Energy Efficiency Standard for Social Housing.
Tuesday, 26 June 2012, 4:11 PM
The Scottish Government announced on 24 June that it will launch a consultation this week on a range of proposals, including the introduction of a charge for single-use carrier bags in supermarkets.
Tuesday, 26 June 2012, 4:08 PM
The Scottish Government published a Microgeneration Strategy for Scotland on 22 June, setting out its support for microgeneration and its aims and ambitions for the growth of the sector.
Tuesday, 26 June 2012, 4:05 PM
The Sustainable Development Research Network (SDRN) has recently launched an online case study database of innovative sustainable development initiatives from across the research, community and business sectors.
Tuesday, 26 June 2012, 4:04 PM
A report published by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability and the London School of Economics’ LSE Cities centre investigates the role of, and opportunities for, cities in the transition to a green economy. While underlining some key challenges facing urban centres in building a green economy, the report is upbeat about progress to date and cities’ ambitions for going green.
Monday, 25 June 2012, 12:13 PM
National Spring Clean 2012 has drawn to a close and we would like to say a big thank you to all those groups who submitted their feedback and photos from their events – being mainly stuck in the office coordinating the whole campaign, it is really great for us to see all the hard work that has gone on, keeping your areas of Scotland beautiful. And we can now announce the winners of the feedback prize draw and also the photo competition.
Tuesday, 19 June 2012, 5:14 PM
The high-level summit of the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development begins today, 20 June. Over 190 countries will be represented at the three-day event which hopes to see governments agree to a set of shared sustainable development principles, landmarks and goals.
Tuesday, 19 June 2012, 5:11 PM
A report by the Climate Group launched at the Rio+20 summit has found that LED street lighting can generate energy savings as high as 85%, as well as bringing social and environmental benefits to localities. The Group are calling for all public lighting to be LED by 2020.
Tuesday, 19 June 2012, 5:10 PM
A report published by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Scotland on 13 June has warned that the impacts of both climate change and population growth will put added pressure on Scotland’s water resources as rainfall is less predictable and demand continues to increase. The Institution is calling on government to ensure Scotland’s water industry is fit for the future, and has also warned of the environmental impacts of selling water via long-distance transfers.
Tuesday, 19 June 2012, 5:08 PM
The Combined Heat and Power Association (CHPA) has published the UK’s first map of district heating schemes online. The CHPA also have a number of other resources available online, including a guidance document on planning, developing and delivering community energy schemes.
Tuesday, 19 June 2012, 5:06 PM
As governments at Rio+20 deliberate on developing indicators of progress that go ‘beyond GDP’, the new economics foundation (nef) has published the latest annual update to its Happy Planet Index, which ranks 151 countries according to the extent to which each nation produces long and happy lives per unit of environmental input.
Tuesday, 19 June 2012, 4:54 PM
Scotland’s charity for the environment, Keep Scotland Beautiful, is to publish its Eco-Schools materials in Gaelic. The launch of the new documents in Scotland’s traditional language will take place at a special event on Skye on 19th June.
Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 3:00 PM
On 11 July the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) published its response to the recent Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation (ECO) consultation, setting out key issues that arose from the consultation and full details of the final policy.
Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 2:54 PM
A new report published on 7 June by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) has analysed the carbon and water strategies of 73 cities across the world. The report's authors highlighted that 82% of cities identified the potential for economic growth as a result of their climate change mitigation and adaptation activity.
Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 2:50 PM
On 17 May, the Scottish Government announced £600,000 of funding to support community growing organisations and initiatives. A new website was also launched on 17 May, bringing together all the organisations and grow your own resources that are available for people in Scotland.
Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 2:45 PM
On 25 May a coalition of active travel and sustainable transport organisations published a report setting out how local and national government in Scotland can help deliver growth in walking and cycling through a practical and achievable action plan.
Tuesday, 12 June 2012, 2:41 PM
A report published on 26 April by leading analysis company Bloomberg New Energy Finance states that raising the European Union's carbon reduction target for 2020 from 20% to 30% will cost EU countries under 0.04% of GDP, with some member states getting a net benefit.
Monday, 11 June 2012, 12:17 PM
The Scottish Government and Keep Scotland Beautiful believe that this, the four year anniversary of the Climate Challenge Fund, is an ideal opportunity to ‘refresh’ the fund and restate our vision for how community groups can take action on climate change.
Monday, 11 June 2012, 12:14 PM
Climate Challenge Fund groups are invited to the Dundee based sustainability charity, Solar Cities Scotland’s 7th annual conference and exhibition fair being held on the 15th June 2012 at Gardyne Road Theatre.
Monday, 11 June 2012, 12:02 PM
The Climate Challenge Fund has come up with a list of upcoming environmental events during June 2012 that address issues surrounding active transport, food growing, transition, Carbon Conversations and treating historic buildings.
Monday, 11 June 2012, 11:36 AM
If elements of your environmental projects are not eligible for CCF funding but still need resourcing, you may be able to benefit from an Action Earth grant, CARES loan or free insulation.
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