ALLERDALE Borough Council have announced new grants to help groups in the area tackle climate change.
A new Community Climate Grant fund of £100,000, backed by the National Lottery, has been launched by Cumbria Action for Sustainability (CAfS) to help local community groups fight climate change. The new fund is supported by Allerdale Borough Council, who have pledged an additional £10,000 towards carbon reducing projects led by voluntary sector groups in the Allerdale area.
Groups can now apply for grants ranging from £200 to £10,000, for projects and events to raise awareness of the urgent need to stop climate change and to reduce carbon emissions from energy use, land use, waste and transport.
The grants are part of the Zero Carbon Cumbria Partnership’s ambitious emission reduction programme to make Cumbria carbon neutral by 2037.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here