The government has announced that it will make around £230 million of funding available to public sector organisations, as part of a drive to cut carbon emissions in the public sector decarbonisation scheme.
From today (October 10), schools, hospitals and other public sector buildings can bid for a £230 million cut of government funding in order to support low-carbon energy upgrades.
They will be able to use the funding towards low-carbon energy upgrades to their buildings, such as heat pumps and solar panels, and energy efficiency measures like insulation and lighting.
It builds on the £2 billion which has already been allocated to 1,000 public sector organisations across England since the scheme began three years ago.
The scheme aims to support buildings towards meeting the government’s commitment to reduce emissions from public sector buildings by 75% by 2037, when compared to 2017 levels.
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“We are a world-leader when it comes to reducing carbon emissions – and for us to reach our goal of net zero by 2050, we want to help public bodies like schools and hospitals to do their bit,” said energy efficiency and green finance minister Lord Callanan.
“We’ve made fantastic progress so far, helping more than 1,000 schools, hospitals and leisure centres. Today’s funding will now help even more organisations across England bring their bills down, while also cutting their emissions.”
Director of programmes at investment firm Salix, which is funding the scheme, Ian Rodger said: “Salix is delighted to be delivering the next phase of the public sector decarbonisation scheme to support public sector bodies in their net zero transformation journey”.
The announcement comes after over 100 property developers wrote to the Prime Minister last week expressing their concern about the Prime Minister’s u-turn on green policies.
