Welcome to Foundation

Foundation is an innovative climate fund for the Northwest of England that collects donations from people and businesses wanting to compensate for the environmental impact of their actions. These donations are invested in a variety of community-based carbon reduction projects across the region. From energy efficiency measures to renewable energy schemes, together these seemingly small projects have a much bigger impact.

Liverpool launches community renewable energy fund

Liverpool City Council (LCC) in partnership with Foundation has become the first local authority in England’s North West to launch a community renewable power initiative that will deliver measurable carbon savings.

Grants are available to charities, community groups and schools based in the city for micro generation schemes such as wind and solar projects and heat pumps that need some funding to make a start. The fund totaling up to £100,000 comes from LCC’s Area Based Grant Programme and the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA).

Foundation will manage and administer the fund, applying its environmental expertise to assess the carbon benefit of each project proposed.

Posted: 8 February 2010

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Credit where credit’s due for new initiative!

A project that received support from Foundation has come up with a new initiative to help cut carbon emissions and fight fuel poverty.

Foundation awarded £50,000 to Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre Credit Union in June 2009 to finance an interest-free loan scheme for members to help pay for energy saving improvements to their home.

When the Government’s new Boiler Scrappage Scheme launched in January 2010, the Credit Union saw it made sense to combine the Scheme with its existing offering.

Posted: 4 February 2010

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