Purpose

The Mayor and Full Council declared a Climate & Biodiversity
Emergency in September 2019. The Council subsequently published an
Environment & Sustainability Strategy and set a target for
delivering an 85% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030, and net
zero by 2040, against a 2005 baseline.

In 2023, the Sustainability Unit held their first climate action
micro-grant scheme, funding 15 community-led initiatives across the
borough. These activities reached an average of 35-40
people per event including children and young people, asylum
seekers and refugees, families and residents living in low-income
households and sought to address some of the key challenges facing
our communities through climate action and nature connectedness.
Funding was provided by Synetiq; due to the success of this event
funding will be matched by the earmarked reserve for
2024.
Conducted in partnership with Well Doncaster, the 2023 fund meant
that we increased partnership opportunities with these
organisations and enhanced their exposure, thus strengthening our
collective action on climate change and our great 8
priorities.
As part of our growing Climate Doncaster partnership, we will
deliver round 2 of the Climate Action micro-grant fund, aligning
this with Regenerative Neighbourhoods, where groups in priority
areas will be eligible for an uplift in funding. The campaign for
2024 will also align with Choose Kindness and responds to the
priorities of Doncaster communities, captured during consultation
exercises.

Content

To approve the allocation of £10,000
from the Environment & Sustainability earmarked
reserve to fund a climate action micro-grant scheme for
communities.