Establish Green Growth Accelerators to support £200m local authority investment
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SNP Manifesto 2021, p.90Building on the example of the Clyde Mission, which is kick-starting the regeneration of communities around the River Clyde, we will establish Green Growth Accelerators to unlock £200 million investment by local authorities in meeting our net zero ambitions...
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This promise is in progress. The Scottish Government launched the Green Growth Accelerator in June 2021, opening an application process for projects to pilot the process. In October 2021 the Scottish Government announced that it would provide £1m of funding to five of these local authority “pathfinder” projects and committed to a further rollout in 2022/2023. The promise will be considered enacted once the £200m of funding (which includes multiple funding streams, including anticipated private investment) figure is met.
“Accelerating green growth” (Scottish Government, 9th June 2021)
“Fast-tracking net zero infrastructure” (Scottish Government, 8th October 2021)