funding

A new report from LCP suggests a £350bn investment is needed over the next 30 years if the country is to achieve the aims set out in 2020’s energy white paper

The TUC claims cuts would make half of those employed by the scheme jobless

The new wave of funding is expected to help distilleries cut carbon dioxide emissions by nearly a million tonnes every year

Businesses can apply for grants of more than £125,000 to invest in energy efficiency schemes and low carbon technologies

The budget includes £3 billion to help the UK reach net zero and £11.1 billion for research and development and innovation projects

The funding package is to cover more than 130 sites in the organisation’s largest-ever open tender

The new financing for these ‘foundation industries’ will be delivered alongside support from partner investors

The Manufacturing Made Smarter Challenge’s initial £50 million of funding is being granted to 14 manufacturing projects

Spread across the UK, located in places such as Glasgow, Belfast, Nottingham and Cornwall, the projects aim to spur technological advancement and help work towards a stronger, more sustainable UK economy

A total of 21 organisations have already joined the Make My Money Matter initiative including Oxfam, WWF, Comic Relief, Triodos Bank, BNP Paribas, Ecotricity, and the Environment Agency Pension Fund, one of the UK’s largest local government pension schemes