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Community groups and charities are being encouraged to apply for funding as part of the latest drive to encourage healthy and thriving communities as the county continues its recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.

With the Local Improvement Scheme coming to an end, the LCF application process aims to be even more accessible for organisations and groups seeking financial support to deliver projects.

Eligible organisations can apply at any time for capital grants of up to £20,000 to spend on making improvements to facilities that help improve health and wellbeing, as well as projects with an environmental focus. These include:

• Improvements to sporting facilities;
• Play areas and/or equipment;
• Green/horticultural improvements to open spaces;
• Heritage improvements, signposts and information boards to improve the visitor experience.
• Revenue schemes to help projects with their running costs are also available (no maximum amount). Applications from a range of projects are welcomed, including:
• Projects that tackle digital exclusion, good neighbourhood schemes, dementia-friendly communities, food/lunch clubs etc;
• Encouraging local networks where people help themselves and each other to be resilient, neighbourly and safe;
• Increasing volunteering opportunities;
• Addressing climate and environmental change;
• Improving access to existing community-based services (e.g. advice and signposting), for the most vulnerable residents.

Community organisations and groups can apply at any time for a small revenue grant up to £5,000, while organisations applying for a large revenue grant (more than £5,000) must be received by 31st December 2021 and must have a good track record of delivery.

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On 9th August, the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) published its Sixth Assessment Report. It contains the most up-to-date and thorough account of the current state of climate change and the science behind it. Some key points:

1. The science cannot be any clearer that human emissions are the cause of the global temperature rise and climate change.

   “It is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean, and land.” 
    

2. Global surface temperature was 1.09C higher in the decade between 2011-2020 than between 1850-1900.

   "Global surface temperature will continue to increase until at least the mid-century under all emissions scenarios considered." 
    

4. Due to past GHG emissions, all IPCC scenarios suggest we are headed for a warmer planet with more frequent extreme weather events.

   “Many changes due to past and future greenhouse gas emissions are irreversible for centuries to millennia, especially changes in the ocean, ice sheets and global sea level.” 
    

5. We can still limit warming to below 1.5 degrees and further climate change. But deep and rapid reductions in GHG emissions are needed NOW by all nations.

   “Global warming of 1.5°C and 2°C will be exceeded during the 21st century unless deep reductions in carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gas emissions occur in the coming decades.” 

The full report and headline statements can be found here:  IPCC - AR6 Climate Change 2021.