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Health Boards are encouraged to apply to the Green Public Sector Estate Decarbonisation Fund and to Transport Scotland for funding for fleet decarbonisation.
Health Boards are encouraged to apply to the Green Public Sector Estate Decarbonisation Fund and to Transport Scotland for funding for fleet decarbonisation.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
25 September 2024
This is evidenced by our Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES), which has recently awarded funding to 20 projects from 19 community groups across Scotland through the £1.5 million Community Energy Generation Growth Fund.
SNH, for example, called for payment of claims on invoice to be permitted to address delays between spend being incurred and receipt of funds. RSPB Scotland made similar suggestions and called for the acceptance of digital evidence given that “original paperwork is a thing of the past.”5RSPB Scotland. (2019, April 25).
Ensuring they are resourced to deliver vital, urgent and increasing roles in protecting and restoring Scotland’s environment is welcome. There remain challenges in the funding of other policy areas that impact the environment.
This additional funding has also supported the introduction of oral health tools and guidance in the baby box (which is available to all those expecting a baby in Scotland), and increased frequency of health visitor contacts regarding oral health matters.
The Bute House Agreement shared policy programme included a commitment by the Scottish Government to undertake a programme of work and analysis to better understand Scotland’senergy requirements as we transition to net zero.
11:15 The message that I have been sharing is that if the UK Government wants to achieve its aims around energy, it should let us take the lead in Scotland.