Climate Emergency Collaboration Challenge
2020-08-31
Network news
Despite significant investments made to-date in energy efficiency measures, renewables and low carbon technologies, more needs to be done to close the ‘performance gap’ between ambition and reality in public sector construction and the building management. The University of Edinburgh in collaboration with a number of industry partners successfully secured funding from the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) to address this.
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Update from SSN Vice-Chair
2020-07-30
SSN Blog
On 23 June, the SSN Steering Group met to consider the Green Recovery and what it means for SSN members. The group was joined by representatives from the Scottish Government, CERG, CEAG and ECCI who helped frame the morning’s discussions. John Wincott, SSN Vice-Chair shares an update.
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The Highland Council working in partnership to develop a Climate Funding Action Plan
2020-07-29
Network news
The Highland Council declared a climate & ecological emergency in May 2019. Following a successful tender bid in February, SSN, in partnership with Practically Green and Wood, is supporting development of a climate funding action plan detailing how The Highland Council Programme and other key workstreams, plans and policies can improve alignment with Scottish Government national climate policy, demonstrate leadership and market Highland as a truly low carbon region.
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SSN Publishes Public Bodies Climate Change Analysis Report 2018-19
2020-06-11
Network news
The Sustainable Scotland Network has today published its annual analysis of Public Bodies Climate Change Duties (PBCCD) Reports for 2018/19. This is the fourth year of mandatory climate change reporting for public sector bodies. SSN’s analysis provides valuable insight into how public bodies are responding to the climate crisis.