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May 2021

Last Updated: 08/05/2021

Environment

Five Harrogate district schools to benefit from £2 million carbon funding

by Calvin Robinson

| 08 May, 2021

Five schools, including Ripon Grammar School, are set to benefit from £2 million worth of funding aimed at reducing carbon emissions. North Yorkshire County Council secured the cash from government to help reach its target of net zero emissions by 2030.

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Ripon Grammar School, which is one of the schools set to benefit from the county council's carbon funding.

Five schools and a care home in the Harrogate district are set to benefit from £2 million worth of carbon funding.

North Yorkshire County Council has secured the cash from the government to help meet its target of reaching carbon zero by 2030.

The money will go towards projects at county council buildings across North Yorkshire.

It will see the buildings improved by fitting replacement windows and making them more energy efficient.

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In the Harrogate district, the following schools and care home will benefit:

Ripon Grammar School

St Cuthbert’s Church of England Primary School, Pateley Bridge

Summerbridge Community Primary School

King James School, Knaresborough

Boroughbridge High School

Station View Care Home, Starbeck

Cllr Carl Les, leader of the county council, said:

“Climate change is a real threat to our region and collectively we need to take action to mitigate and reduce the effects.

“Opportunities such as the public sector decarbonisation fund are very welcome to help us to improve our buildings and infrastructure. We want to send a clear message that we are committed to improving our own buildings and reducing carbon from our activities.”

More than 20 schools across the county are expected to benefit, as well as council-run care homes in Pickering.

The funding will also support a study of options for environmental and energy efficiency initiatives at the authority’s office buildings.

This could include initiatives such as electric vehicle charge points, generation of renewable energy on buildings and other carbon-saving measures and building improvements.

It follows similar decarbonisation projects which have been announced by Harrogate Borough Council.

The authority was awarded more than £2.4 million for two projects at the Harrogate Hydro and the Harrogate Convention Centre.

Meanwhile, Harrogate District Hospital was given £14 million by government to reduce its carbon footprint by 25 per cent.

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