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Manchester Carbon Innovation Fund Manchester City Council

Manchester Carbon Innovation Fund Manchester City Council. Lisa Lingard & Esther Barnes Environmental Strategy Service. Manchester – A Certain Future. A stakeholder climate change action plan for the whole of the city to:

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Manchester Carbon Innovation Fund Manchester City Council

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  1. Manchester Carbon Innovation FundManchester City Council Lisa Lingard & Esther Barnes Environmental Strategy Service

  2. Manchester – A Certain Future Background • A stakeholder climate change action plan for the whole of the city to: • Reduce the city of Manchester’s emissions of CO2 by 41% by 2020 based on 2005 levels. • Engage all citizens, neighbourhoods and organisations in Manchester in a process of cultural change that embeds “low carbon thinking” into the lifestyles and operations of the city. • www.manchesterclimate.com

  3. Manchester Carbon Innovation Fund Why? • Carbon Innovation Fund launched during the writing of the MACF plan in summer 2009: • £1 million fund • Support MACF ideas and actions on the ground • Inspire and support low carbon innovative projects • Support community led action • Pilot and market test ideas • Be replicable • Be a catalyst for long term and wide scale change • Involved residents, schools, business, community groups, third sector, private sector, universities.

  4. Manchester Carbon Innovation Fund What we did • Themes such as: • Cycle training and measuring carbon savings – BikeRight! • Low Carbon Communities – Action for Sustainable Living • Low carbon living and education – Moss Side Carbon Co-op • Film making and social media – REEL Manchester’s Green Wave • Behaviour change - Manchester Metropolitan Uni’s Green Living • Community allotments – Regeneris Squared • Renewable energy – Northwards Housing Solar PV • Energy monitors for business and residents – SMARTER • Community green roofs – Red Rose Forest • Recycling trail – Museum of Science and Industry

  5. Manchester Carbon Innovation Fund What we did • Applications were open to all in Manchester • The project leads received: • Support from MCC staff in preparing their application, • Advice about how to achieve carbon savings, • Project management advice, • Links to other MCC departments such as Campaigns teams, • Communications advice and templates – e.g. Press releases. • Project leads had to: • Submit monthly monitoring forms and financial evidence, • Agree to adhere to communications guidance – e.g. use of MCC logo.

  6. Manchester Carbon Innovation Fund Outputs • 40 projects delivered in 2009/10/11 • Over half had direct and immediate community benefit. • 75% now completed.

  7. The Green Wave 45 minute drama developed, produced and premiered by community with REEL Manchester. • Brought together 2 hard to reach communities. • 89 local residents involved including 48 young people. • Documentary webstreaming available at www.reelmcr.co.uk • Green Wave Facebook page. • You Tube film. • Educational tool for schools and communities. • Part funded by CLASP The Green Wave - REEL Manchester

  8. Local Project Managers recruited as volunteers. Ongoing training provided by AfSL. Builds individual & community self esteem. Delivers community led engagement with climate change awareness themes. Responsive and flexible model. Value for money. Pledge system equates to carbon savings of £9 per tonne. Low Carbon Communities Project – Action for Sustainable Living (AfSL)

  9. Group of South Manchester residents who’ve teamed up with local architects. • Low Carbon Social Network. • Formed a co-operative to achieve bulk buying discounts. • Run behaviour change programmes. • Carbon Co-op manual for residents. • Big Red Bus Tour aroundneighbourhoods. • Aim to retrofit multiple houses to benefit from FIT • Developing a Community Bonds scheme. Moss Side Carbon Co-op

  10. Manchester Carbon Innovation Fund Lessons Learned • Unlikely to be repeated in today’s financial climate, however: • Great partnerships! • Positive perceptions – we’re in it together, not just the Council's job. • Initiated and accelerated climate change action. • Feasibility / pilot projects now moving to long term projects. • Attracted more money for projects! • Close monitoring enabling good project management. • X Resource intensive to manage a large fund and some projects needed a lot of support from MCC. • X Some grassroots organisations may view it as over administrative, but need to protect public money. • X Some projects time constrained.

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