Deadline: 31-Oct-22
The Christchurch City Council has launched the applications for Sustainability Fund to encourage community, school, social enterprise or business projects that help meet the climate change objectives and targets.
Objectives
- They will meet the challenge of climate change through every means available.
- They understand and are prepared for the ongoing impacts of climate change.
- They all benefit from a just transition to an innovative, low-emission economy.
- They are guardians of their natural environment and taonga.
Targets
- Their emission reduction targets, from a 2016/17 baseline are:
- Net-zero greenhouse gas emissions (excluding methane) for Christchurch by 2045, and a 50% reduction by 2030.
- At least a 50% reduction by 2045 of methane emissions in Christchurch, and a 25% reduction by 2030.
- For Christchurch City Council activities to be carbon neutral by 2030.
- Christchurch’s main sources of greenhouse gas emissions are from transport (55%), energy used in buildings and infrastructure (18%), farming (15%), solid waste and sewage treatment (8%) and industrial gases (4%).
Funding Information
- The Council has allocated a total of $380,000.
Eligible Projects
- The Council welcomes innovative proposals that reduce greenhouse gas emissions from Christchurch or proposals that grow their resilience to the impacts of climate change, such as projects that:
- Help their community adopt more sustainable behaviours and practices.
- Support their rapid transition to an innovative, low emission economy.
- Increase the uptake of zero-emission mobility such as walking and cycling.
- Reduce consumption, eliminate waste or support a circular economy.
- Encourage the efficient use of resources such as energy, water, waste and materials.
- Increase the uptake of renewable energy.
- Support a regenerative food system and farming practices.
- Enhance ecosystem resilience and nature-based, green infrastructure solutions.
- Remove greenhouse gases directly from their atmospheres, such as forest or wetland restoration and soil carbon improvements.
- Help us to better understand, prepare for, or respond to the environmental, social, cultural or economic impacts of climate change.
Eligibility Criteria
- Community organisations, schools, social enterprises and businesses can apply to this fund.
- Applicants must be a legal entity registered in New Zealand, such as an incorporated society, charitable trust or limited liability company.
- Preference will be given to Christchurch-based organisations or partnerships involving Christchurch organisations.
- Individuals seeking funds will need to partner with a legal entity and include in the application a letter from the host entity endorsing the proposed project and partnership arrangement.
- Generally, applications led by government organisations will not be considered. However, partnerships involving government organisations are acceptable.
- Only one application per project will be accepted in each Council financial year (July to June). Organisations may put forward more than one project in a year.
- Applicants should have made reasonable efforts to secure funding from other sources before applying to this fund.
For more information, visit https://www.ccc.govt.nz/culture-and-community/community-funding/sustainability-fund
