23/12/2005 - The Australian Government
is continuing to help local communities take action
to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and save on
energy costs with $200,000 in grants to local governments.
Australian Minister for the Environment and Heritage,
Senator Ian Campbell, today announced that eight community
abatement grants of $25,000 had been awarded to local
governments involved in the Cities for Climate Protection
(CCPTM) programme and would be used on projects that
reduced energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
"The funding will go towards a wide range of local
projects throughout Australia," Senator Campbell
said.
"These will include helping schools and householders
to complete energy audits and install more energy efficient
equipment and appliances.
"Others will help businesses to become more eco-efficient
by using fewer resources and reducing their waste and
greenhouse emissions.
"Tradesmen will learn how to incorporate more energy
efficient practices into their services and a scoping
study will determine if household sewerage can be turned
into energy."
CCP councils will work in partnership to complete the
projects by May 2006, contributing their own financial
and in-kind support.
"CCP Australia is the world's largest and most
successful local government greenhouse programme and
it's great to see CCP councils joining forces to give
their communities the skills and resources they need
to reduce their greenhouse emissions.
"These grants will boost the size and scope of
local projects and will capitalise on the good work
already being done by many local governments."
The community abatement grants are funded under the
Australian Government's Local Greenhouse Action programme.
CCP is an international programme delivered in Australia
in partnership with the Department of the Environment
and Heritage and the International Council for Local
Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI).
For more information about the eight projects that have
received a Community Abatement grant or the Local Greenhouse
Action programme, please visit www.greenhouse.gov.au/local
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