I was pleased yesterday to attend the launch of the Energy Saving Trust ‘Green Communities’ initiative, which is an excellent scheme that will help to reduce the carbon footprint of communities across Wales through an integrated package of advice, support and funding.
‘Green Communities’ will play a key role in helping communities across Wales to understand their carbon footprint and how they can take action to reduce the impact that everyday activities have on the environment. Many people often have difficulty in accessing the maze of funding and support that is available for renewable energy which is so frustrating and can often act as a deterrent. The Green Communities scheme will ease this process by helping to develop a tailored and achievable action plan for individual communities and identifying funding and installers for energy efficiency and renewable energy measures.
Action at a local and community level is crucial if we are to see real progress in tackling climate change. There are many local groups across Wales with excellent ideas on how to reduce the carbon footprint of their community and I hope that Green Communities can provide the support they need to develop these ideas into action.
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