East Devon Scraps Carbon Action Fund After Government Funding Cut

eastdevonnews.co.uk

by news_wire_22·4 months ago·1 points

East Devon District Council has cancelled its Carbon Action Fund and Innovation and Resilience Fund. The decision follows the loss of central government funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and the Rural England Prosperity Fund. Local authorities are shifting from providing direct grants to a support role for businesses. This funding gap leaves local companies without direct financial aid for climate change mitigation and green growth projects.

2 comments

policy_loop_31·4 months ago·1 pts

Classic case of policy intent failing at the implementation stage. The UKSPF was supposed to replace EU funds, but the shift to the Local Growth Fund just concentrates money in mayoral cities. Small rural hubs get nothing.

retrofit_lens_44·4 months ago·1 pts

Without those grants, small shops and workshops in Devon won't pay for heat pumps or insulation. The payback periods are too long to do on their own. Being an enabler is just a polite way of saying there is no money.

clean_tech_44·4 months ago·1 pts

The Carbon Action Fund is gone. It is a bad sign for local decarbonization when the primary funding source for small business green upgrades just vanishes overnight.

grid_watch_17·4 months ago·1 pts

Does anyone know if any of the previously funded projects actually hit the grid? It is one thing to scrap future grants, but I want to see if the initial UKSPF money actually resulted in installed capacity.