New £3.5m Climate Change Fund for Scotland

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A total of £3.5m worth of funding has been given to a number of projects in Scotland.

The money will be used by a total of 37 programmes, each working to help beat climate change in a number of ways. The programs will help to encourage sustainability and improve energy efficiency. In total, they will reduce carbon emissions by 250,000 tonnes - equal to reducing the number of cars on UK roads by 80,000.

The Environment secretary of Scotland made a statement saying that it is ‘heartening’ to meet the successful applicants who are confronting carbon emissions.

Some of the applicants include an organic garden, eco-friendly education centre, carbon reduction scheme and more.

This fund, known as the Climate Challenge Fund (CCF), is now funding a total of 157 after the new applicants were officially added to the list.

The CCF will be making a total of £27.4m in funds available over three years from 2008 to 2011.

Applications can be made to the CCF for local voluntary bodies, schools, and non-profit organisations that want to fund projects which can demonstrate a large reduction in carbon emissions across.

Overall, the UK has put a target in place of reducing carbon emissions by 80 percent of 1990 levels by 2050.