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Friday, 30 September 2011, 2:25 PM
Keep Scotland Beautiful welcomes today’s (5th October 2011) announcement, that The Climate Challenge Fund (CCF) which supports community-led action to reduce emissions, has reopened again with the addition of a stream dedicated to under 18s called Junior CCF.
Tuesday, 27 September 2011, 5:05 PM
The 2011 Scottish Spending Review, which presents the Scottish Government's spending plans from 2012/13 to 2014/5, was published on 21 September. A number of commitments were made to fund low-carbon policies.
Tuesday, 27 September 2011, 4:19 PM
On 26 September the Scottish Government launched the second phase of its Universal Home Insulation Scheme (UHIS), which will offer a range of free home insulation measures to approximately 200,000 homes across Scotland. The £12.5 million scheme will be administered by local authorities. On 23 September, the Scottish Government additionally announced the launch of a pilot scheme in Orkney and Fife to incentivise the uptake of solid wall insulation.
Tuesday, 27 September 2011, 3:25 PM
The second annual Scottish Low Carbon Investment (SLCI) Conference began today (Tuesday), with an announcement by First Minister Alex Salmond of a new £35m fund to support the production of new offshore wind technology, and the launch of a new offshore wind guide by Scottish Enterprise. Delegates at the two-day event are set to be addressed by former US vice-President Al Gore tomorrow.
Tuesday, 27 September 2011, 2:00 PM
On 21 September the European Commission's LIFE Unit published a collection of case studies, profiling the best LIFE projects of 2010. LIFE is the European Union's financial programme that supports environmental and nature conservation projects. Projects profiled include: a method to fully recycle drinks cartons; an installation that converts agricultural waste to energy; a new methodology for urban environmental management that improves the EMAS instrument for public administrations; and the re-use of brownfield sites for bio-energy crops.
Tuesday, 27 September 2011, 10:49 AM
The Business Council for Sustainable Development (BCSD) UK is hosting a 'Pathway Workshop' on 11 October on Linear to Cyclic (closed loop) Business Models. The workshop will be run simultaneously in six venues across the UK - including Glasgow - via live video-link. Speakers include representatives from WSP, National Grid and B&Q.
Monday, 26 September 2011, 2:56 PM
A record 11 Scottish finalists were celebrating having won 5 Golds, 4 Silver-Gilts, a Silver and a Bronze at last night's Britain in Bloom UK Finals. Alongside this, special recognition was paid to two individuals for their commitment to the campaign while three Scottish projects were highlighted as examples of horticultural excellence.
Friday, 23 September 2011, 10:44 AM
Details of all the 130 currently funded Climate Challenge Fund (CCF) projects are now up on the CCF website.
Friday, 23 September 2011, 10:21 AM
Find out about the Zero Waste Scotland Community Engagement Fund and how to get involved with European Week for Waste Reduction.
Friday, 23 September 2011, 10:11 AM
The Climate Challenge Fund (CCF) welcomed new recruit Valerie Carson onto the team of Development Officers at Keep Scotland Beautiful (KSB) in September.
Friday, 23 September 2011, 9:51 AM
Using the media (print, broadcast and online) is a powerful way of communicating projects both within the community and to wider audiences. It can make a real difference to a projects success, helping to keep up momentum and access further funding.
Friday, 23 September 2011, 9:38 AM
StAndEN was a project set up in 2010 by the Royal Burgh of St Andrews Community council to deliver Energy efficiency and Renewable energy advise within St Andrews to bring about a reduction in the towns carbon footprint.
Friday, 23 September 2011, 9:07 AM
Are you or anyone you know interested in installing a renewables system? Now you can visit a local home that has a renewables system installed, through the Energy Saving Trust Green Homes Network.
Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 4:40 PM
Greenspace Scotland has been working with local authorities to map and characterise green spaces across urban Scotland. An online map was launched in September.
Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 4:34 PM
Local United has teamed up with a number of leading ethical energy suppliers (Good Energy, Cooperative Energy, Green Energy UK and Ecotricity) to offer community groups the chance to benefit financially from their members switching to one of these suppliers.
Tuesday, 20 September 2011, 4:49 PM
Aberdeen City Council Opens Sustainable Social Housing Development; Fife Extends Light Fife Green Project; Active Travel and Sustainable Transport News from Fife, Angus and South Ayrshire, and other news from Highland, Perth and Kinross, Edinburgh and Glasgow Councils.
Tuesday, 20 September 2011, 3:49 PM
On 15 September the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) published estimates of carbon dixoide emissions at local authority level across the UK for the year 2009. DECC also published a data subset estimating carbon dioxide emissions within the scope of influence of local authorities for 2009.
Tuesday, 20 September 2011, 2:10 PM
On 20 September Scotland's Climate Change Impacts Partnership (SCCIP) announced it had changed its name to Adaptation Scotland in order to better reflect its remit, and to increase awareness of the work it undertakes amongst communities as well as organisations.
Tuesday, 20 September 2011, 1:05 PM
On 20 September Fintry Development Trust (FDT) released a short documentary showcasing its own success story in a bid to show how communities can benefit from investing in renewable energy. FDT currently receives tens of thousands of pounds of revenue per year through a joint-venture agreement with a wind farm developer, which the Trust invests for the benefit of the community. Fintry's story was also recently praised by social and economic commentator Philip Blond in a new collection of essays, 'The Blue Book'.
Tuesday, 20 September 2011, 10:46 AM
The UK Government's Behavioural Insight Team (BIT), known as the 'Nudge Unit', published its first annual report on 15 September. The report includes a summary of trials undertaken by BIT that aim to encourage more energy efficient behaviours amongst the public.
Friday, 16 September 2011, 3:03 PM
More opportunities have been made available for Central Scotland communities and organisations to plant fruit trees, it has been announced.
Wednesday, 14 September 2011, 9:28 AM
Beautiful Scotland held it's prestigious annual Awards Ceremony on Monday, in Rothesay on the Isle of Bute, and Linlithgow were crowned the overall winners.
Tuesday, 13 September 2011, 4:18 PM
On 6 September the Scottish Government published estimates of Scotland's greenhouse gas emissions for 2009. The figures showed a drop in greenhouse gas emissions in Scotland from 54.8 million tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent (Mt C02e) in 2008, to 51.0 Mt C02e in 2009.
Tuesday, 13 September 2011, 3:58 PM
The Scottish Government published an updated version of its Economic Strategy on 12 September. The 2011 Strategy, which is intended to provide direction to the public sector, establishes a new Strategic Priority - Transition to a Low Carbon Economy - in addition to the five Strategic Priorities that were set out in 2007.
Tuesday, 13 September 2011, 2:45 PM
On 6 September, the Scottish Government published its 'Key Scottish Environment Statistics 2011'. This is the eleventh edition of this annual publication that collates the latest versions of key datasets on the state of the environment in Scotland, with an emphasis on the trends over time where possible.
Tuesday, 13 September 2011, 1:46 PM
An international environmental survey of 25,000 internet respondents, conducted by the organisation Nielsen, revealed that consumers are more concerned about air and water pollution than climate change. The survey also revealed that the fastest growing areas of concern for consumers were pesticide use, packaging waste and water shortage.
Tuesday, 13 September 2011, 12:26 PM
On 1 September, Defra's sustainable development news service, SD Scene, published an article by Defra's Head of Sustainable Development reviewing progress made on the UK Government's package of measures to make sustainable development central to the way government operates.
Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 4:03 PM
Sustainable Scotland Network this week welcomes Jenny Brotchie to the staff team, who will be taking forward the work of SSN's Local Footprint Project in her new role as Sustainability Officer (Footprints).
Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 3:01 PM
From 1 September, the UK Government is inviting feedback from the public, businesses, local authorities, and others on how environmental, climate change and energy regulations are working in practice. The consultation is part of the Government's 'Red Tape Challenge' on how the aims of regulations can be fulfilled in 'the most successful and least burdensome ways'.
Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 2:36 PM
The Local Government Information Unit (LGiU) has recently published a short report to assist local authorities and other public sector organisations to navigate the policy choices and financial considerations surrounding energy delivery and consumption.
Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 1:38 PM
CIC Start Online, a multi university-led support service for sustainable building design and refurbishment in Scotland, has recently established a free online Knowledge Base containing reports, articles, case studies and webcasts.
Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 12:57 PM
The Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy is currently seeking applications for its 2012 scheme from businesses, public sector organisations and not-for-profit groups. The Ashden Awards website also contains a substantial collection of case studies profiling sustainable energy initiatives, including from UK local authorities.
Monday, 5 September 2011, 1:33 PM
The Highland Council will launch a new campaign today, Monday 5 September 2011, to raise awareness of chewing gum litter in the Highlands and urge residents to dispose of their gum responsibly. The council has partnered with the Chewing Gum Action Group (CGAG), an organisation chaired by DEFRA and funded by the chewing gum industry, to challenge consumer behaviour and support the group’s annual drive to tackle the problem of gum litter in the UK.
Thursday, 1 September 2011, 4:54 PM
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