Greens welcome awards to Student Climate Challenge and Community Food Initiative

Aberdeen South Green candidate Rhonda Reekie said:

"Aberdeen University students have been very aware of Green issues since the Trump debate and I am sure that they will carry forward this package of initiatives to eat, travel and live more sustainably.

“The North East is a great food producing area and I hope the Community Food Initiative will make more local produce available at reasonable prices to the community. A Local Food Initiative in Fife boosted healthy eating and food producers alike as well as being good for the environment”

"The Climate Challenge Fund has been one of the great successes of Greens in the Scottish Parliament, and I am delighted the Green MSPs were able to persuade Scottish Ministers to fund community ideas like the Community Food Initiative. The map of Scotland is covered with 232 extraordinary and diverse projects it has funded, including the Aberdeen Students Climate Challenge, allotments in Stonehaven and Huntly and help for Banchory to reduce energy use.  More than £27m has been invested which lays the groundwork for sustainable jobs across the country, for greener and more fulfilling ways of living, and for the low carbon communities of the future. Greens at Holyrood are making a difference already, and Westminster desperately needs Green voices arguing for sustainable jobs and stronger communities."

ENDS

Contact

Rhonda Reekie
Aberdeen South parliamentary candidate
07516 969526

Notes

1. The Scottish Green Party secured this funding as part of Budget negotiations with Scottish Ministers in 2008. The £27.4 Climate Challenge Fund is designed to support innovative and locally-led projects to cut carbon emissions and build sustainable communities. For more information, see http://www.climatechallengefund.org