Carbon Neutral Transport

Description:

To reduce carbon emissions, by developing: carbon-neutral alternatives to our current transportation methods; and "trip co-ordination".

What has happened so far:

• April 2009: Community Powerdown Officer, Michelle Koster is appointed by the Development Trust, on a 2-year contract. 'Community Transport' is identified as one of her main projects.
• January 2010: Bid for funding submitted to the Climate Challenge Fund (a grant scheme for community groups across Scotland), on 11 January 2010.
• April 2010: The Trust was declared unsuccessful in its attempts to receive funds from the Climate Challenge Fund. Allocation of funds would have led to the purchase of an electrically-powered community minibus, and the setting-up of a website to promote car-sharing for both local and longer distances.

What happens next:

• This project has reached completion.

Links to relevant Around Rousay news articles:
Funding granted for Allotments and Community Garden

Links to Relevant Documents:
Transport Report (comparing Energy, Cost and Emissions of Rousay and Eday, to Kirkwall)





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