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Bracknell Forest Council given £425k to cut emissions in schools
The new funding follows the council’s commitment to achieving net zero by 2050 through its latest climate change strategy
Bracknell Forest Council has been awarded £425,000 to decarbonise schools.
The funding has been awarded through the Salix Green financing scheme and will allow the council to refurbish schools in the area, reducing their carbon emissions and energy usage.
The funding follows the council’s commitment to achieving net zero by 2050 through its latest climate change strategy.
Cllr Peter Heydon, Executive Member for Transformation and Finance, said: “This funding award will allow Bracknell Forest Council to install energy efficiency measures across our maintained schools and will help kick start our work on energy efficiency and the use of low carbon power sources, supporting the development of green skills and jobs in the borough.
BRACKNELL Forest schools will be boosted by a grant worth £425,000 handed out specifically for climate change projects. The cash will go towards improving the insulation and carbon efficiency of the schools, with some buildings being around 120 years old. The refurbishments will make thermal improvements in classrooms across the borough helping to reduce carbon emissions and environmental impacts. Cllr Peter Heydon, Bracknell Forest Council’s finance boss, said: “This funding award will allow Bracknell Forest Council to install energy efficiency measures across our maintained schools and will help kick start our work on energy efficiency and the use of low carbon power sources, supporting the development of green skills and jobs in the borough.
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