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 <title>Money-saving green solar panel grants</title>
 <link>https://www.voscur.org/news/money-saving-green-solar-panel-grants</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Money-saving green solar panel grants&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-article-image field-type-image field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.voscur.org/sites/default/files/styles/node_image/public/Tree.jpg?itok=ayoXJMFf&quot; width=&quot;750&quot; height=&quot;1252&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-date-provision-is-due-to-b field-type-date field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span  class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;14 December, 2023&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Grants from £15,000 to £50,000 are available to businesses and registered charities to install solar panels on their premises.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;	You can apply for a grant of up to 30% towards eligible capital costs of purchase and installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels. The minimum grant request is £15,000 and maximum is £50,000. You will need to provide at least 70% match funding towards the project.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;	A Rooftop Solar Grant is designed to encourage small and medium enterprises and registered charities to install solar panels on their larger commercial and industrial roofs such as warehouses, factories and larger offices. The resulting energy generation will help to cut your greenhouse gas emissions and your energy costs.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;	For grant requests less than £15,000 applications can be made through the &lt;a href=&quot;https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2Fwww.westofengland-ca.gov.uk%2Fgrowth-hub%2Ffinancial-business-support%2Fgreen-business-grants%2F__%3B!!KUxdu5-bBfnh!6G9_rp9KgkPqCbX8n9geRRj4ozIUuiXUFLsTvDcbe5j4F42LB_z2QZ86MPq6nMZhXBH9KOyxYeXu-VcAcrjTwH285ozqitA0t1c%24&amp;amp;data=05%7C02%7Cjenny%40voscur.org%7Cfbfed338e4ad4e6517f208dbfc89057a%7C4cf0b7b6186b439faa89b404d06b9462%7C0%7C0%7C638381437678241068%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;amp;sdata=T0O2ZGKor43cygdukNfw1nA%2FG2m6e%2FZvnxic831RidA%3D&amp;amp;reserved=0&quot;&gt;Green Business Grants&lt;/a&gt; programme which is open for applications.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;£500,000 is available first come, first served to small and medium businesses and registered charities in Bath &amp;amp; North-East Somerset, Bristol and South Gloucestershire.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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	&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;To find out more click &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.westofengland-ca.gov.uk/growth-hub/green-business-support/rooftop-solar-grants/&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-core-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Core Category:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/core-categories/community-assets&quot;&gt;Community assets&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/core-categories/grant-opportunity&quot;&gt;Grant Opportunity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-expiry-date field-type-datetime field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Expiry date:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span  class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;Saturday, 31 August, 2024&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
 <pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2023 11:26:17 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Jennyw</dc:creator>
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 <title>Food justice: a citywide partnership</title>
 <link>https://www.voscur.org/news/food-justice-citywide-partnership</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Food justice: a citywide partnership&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-article-image field-type-image field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.voscur.org/sites/default/files/styles/node_image/public/Feeding-Bristol-logo-master-with-strapline.png?itok=GNLhSsjY&quot; width=&quot;410&quot; height=&quot;584&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-image-credit field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Image Credit:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;Feeding Bristol&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-date-provision-is-due-to-b field-type-date field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span  class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;29 September, 2021&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;One of the inequalities that COVID has shone a light on locally is also one of the most basic: access to food.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Over the past 18 months, a wide range of groups and organisations have contributed to the city’s food response during the pandemic. However, as the challenges of Brexit, the end to the £20 Universal Credit uplift and the end of the furlough scheme, amongst others, maintain pressure on households, Feeding Bristol are reaching out to organisations to get an update on current activities across the city. Share the latest from your group by &lt;a href=&quot;https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeCwYK1UHk_ZE4p4XWlgjvSquUA_HoGzJcHtqyjiPJj49EJpQ/viewform?usp=sf_link&quot;&gt;completing their short survey&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;This update is part of ongoing work to monitor food provision in the city, undertaken by Feeding Bristol, Bristol City Council and FareShare. The aim of this is to map provision and identify potential gaps and issues, as well as creating opportunities for sharing best practice and networking opportunities. &lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Improving intelligence, especially about areas of the city under greatest pressure, will help to ensure resources go to where they are most needed. For further information, contact &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.feedingbristol.org/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Feeding Bristol&lt;/a&gt; directly.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-core-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Core Category:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/core-categories/community-assets&quot;&gt;Community assets&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/core-categories/early-intervention&quot;&gt;Early intervention&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-expiry-date field-type-datetime field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Expiry date:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span  class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;Wednesday, 29 September, 2021&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
 <pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2021 12:02:53 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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 <title>Community Carbon Footprints used to support Climate Action</title>
 <link>https://www.voscur.org/news/community-carbon-footprints-used-support-climate-action</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Community Carbon Footprints used to support Climate Action&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-article-image field-type-image field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.voscur.org/sites/default/files/styles/node_image/public/CCAlogo.jpg?itok=hH9DbJpm&quot; width=&quot;600&quot; height=&quot;236&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-date-provision-is-due-to-b field-type-date field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span  class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;15 September, 2021&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&quot;I can&#039;t do anything to make a difference with climate change. I&#039;m just one person.&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;It&#039;s a common phrase and in many ways very true. But once people come together in neighbourhoods and communities and really understand how their individual and collective actions affect climate change, it starts to become clearer to see exactly how we each make a difference - positive or negative. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;That&#039;s why Bristol&#039;s Community Climate Action project has worked with t&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;he Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) to produce detailed carbon footprints for Bristol communities to support six local organisations in their work to tackle the climate crisis. Bristol’s &lt;a href=&quot;https://bristolgreencapital.org/project_cat/community-climate-action/&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Community Climate Action project&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is supporting Ambition Lawrence Weston, ACH, BDEF, Eastside Community Trust, Heart of BS13 and Lockleaze Neighbourhood Trust to play a leading role in helping to reduce Bristol&#039;s overall emissions and move to become a greener city. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The community organisations have developed plans which outline key local priorities for both improving the quality of life of residents, and reducing carbon emissions. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The carbon footprint reports produced by CSE highlight which activities undertaken by residents are responsible for emissions, all organised under the following themes: housing; transport; food and diet; goods and services and waste management.This gives the community organisations a clearer sense of where work is most needed, and will support their plans moving forwards. Here&#039;s the &lt;a href=&quot;https://eastsidecommunitytrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Carbon-footprint-report-FINAL.pdf&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;report for Eastside Community Trust&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The carbon footprint reports are a novel means of supporting grassroots climate action. Though CSE earlier this year provided sophisticated carbon footprinting for civil parishes, collating these data for inner-city communities and specific demographics e.g Disabled people or a refugee community within a city is an approach being pioneered through the Community Climate Action Project. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Gaining clarity around which activities are responsible for carbon emissions, and to what extent, helps us to understand which key areas of change are most needed to reduce emissions and create positive change. It also allows us to properly distinguish between areas in which change can be achieved by individuals and communities, and where systemic change - at the national or global level - is required. Of course every individual needs to play their part in taking climate action, although &lt;a href=&quot;https://theconversation.com/ipcc-report-how-to-make-global-emissions-peak-and-fall-and-whats-stopping-us-165830?utm_medium=email&amp;amp;utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20August%2010%202021%20-%202027019925&amp;amp;utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20August%2010%202021%20-%202027019925+CID_47be9cc705c65f85708fdc4971578c49&amp;amp;utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&amp;amp;utm_term=Whats%20preventing%20this%20shift%20is%20not%20technological%20but%20political&quot;&gt;research shows that politicians bear the main responsibility for making policy change&lt;/a&gt; at the speed required to avert the worst effects of global heating. So let’s keep make our changes at home and in our communities, and keep asking our elected representatives to support political change for the better as we approach COP26 in November.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-core-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Core Category:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/core-categories/community-assets&quot;&gt;Community assets&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/core-categories/community-energy&quot;&gt;Community energy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-expiry-date field-type-datetime field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Expiry date:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span  class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;Wednesday, 15 September, 2021&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
 <pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2021 13:58:18 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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