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Welcome to our Climate Change newsletter, filled with news updates, event details and information about how you can join us in creating a greener, healthier, and more prosperous city.
October edition 2023
Communities can bid for a share of a new £1 million fund set up to support green schemes that connect local people to nature and bolster the region’s resilience to climate change.
The Community Environment Fund - part of the Commonwealth Games Legacy Enhancement Fund - significantly widens the scope of funding the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is making available for environmental projects.
The money will pay for more locally led schemes that improve access to nature and is now being extended to include projects that reduce waste and help make communities more resilient and prepared for the impacts of climate change.
Community groups and regional organisations will be able to bid for small grants of up to £25,000 and large grants of up to £100,000 from Friday, 27 October.
The Council launched its draft Climate Change Strategy in February 2023 for public consultation, which ran until early July. Tackling the causes and consequences of climate change is one of the key priorities of the Council’s One Coventry Plan.
It is important to the Council that we understand the views of residents, businesses, and organisations across the city regarding issues related to climate change and sustainability to help shape the Strategy.
We are very grateful for everyone that took the time to engage and comment on the draft Strategy and we will be updating the final version to reflect the feedback received.
Picture: Young people sharing their climate change pledges at the city's MotoFest event in June .
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The West Midlands Gigafactory joint venture has confirmed that it is in advanced discussions with several leading Asian battery manufacturers about future investment at the Coventry site.
The West Midlands Gigafactory's Coventry location is the only available site in the UK with planning permission in place for a large-scale battery production facility with capacity for up to 60GWh per annum – enough to power 600,000 electric vehicles.
Planting Roots Festival
- Saturday 4 November 2023
- Location: Warwick Arts Centre
Unleash your creativity in a junk sculpture workshop, explore interactive stalls from the University of Warwick’s engaging researchers, share your voice in a family discussion, learn about Foleshill Community Centre’s Planting Roots Medicinal Garden project, and experience the captivating performance of "Plastic Drastic Fantastic" by Akademi, combining South Asian dance with thought-provoking narratives on plastic.
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