The Carbon Neutral Island Raasay team has launched their maiden blog giving a personal take on the latest developments, progress and challenges in Raasay’s carbon neutral journey.
Raasay is one of six islands that the Scottish Government is supporting to become carbon neutral by 2040. The others are Barra, Great Cumbrae, Hoy, Islay and Yell. Each island is carrying out a detailed carbon audit, which feeds into a Community Climate Action Plan identifying priorities for investment.
In June, the CNIR project secured £160,000 capital funding from the Scottish government, to invest in improvements that will reduce Raasay’s carbon footprint. Housing energy efficiency was the top trump action in our Community Climate Action Plan and it also happens to be Raasay’s single biggest emitter! We’re now working on collective retrofitting of housing, refurbishing a terraced house and letting it out for affordable rent, and improving the energy efficiency of the hall. On other fronts, the project is looking to increase local food production, funding a wood fuel processor and creating a biodiverse and carbon-sequestering environment, and much more!
Read the blog here.