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Local organisations awarded nearly £70,000 for youth-led climate action projects
Climate action projects across Bristol have received several thousand pounds of funding to support their “creative and bold” approaches towards tackling climate change.
Nearly £70,000 has been awarded to 18 organisations in a second round of funding, after £35,000 was already allocated to 11 organisations in August 2024. The additional funding is mainly towards encouraging youth-led climate action projects, spearheaded by young people aged between 15 to 24.
Chair of the environment and sustainability policy committee, councillor Martin Fodor, said it was “inspiring” to see the efforts of Bristol-based organisations being recognised on a global scale. He added: “Young people are some of the most engaged in climate action and are taking creative, bold approaches to doing more to address the challenges we face.
Knowle West Media Centre is an arts and social charity that’s been working with the community since 1996 – photo: Scott Piggott
He continued: “This funding will help them harness those ambitions, develop projects and inspire the next generation and everyone around them to take local climate action.”
Submissions were taken in from various climate action projects, after which a panel decided who the final recipients would be.
Some organisations that will receive funds as a result of this grant are Redcatch Community Garden, Tidal Tales Collective, Bristol24/7, Young Bristol, Knowle West Media Centre, Barton Hill Activity Club and many others.
Engagement lead at Redcatch Community Garden said: “We’re so excited to be awarded the youth climate action grant so that we can develop an idea from one of our young people to recycle wood and turn it into planters to create more habitat for pollinators in Bristol!
“Our young people will be out and about over the next few months sharing with the public how to increase important urban biodiversity.”
The funding will go towards a variety of climate-led youth projects, which will include initiatives for young people to build their own gardens, Bristol’s first nature-focused club night, a new repair cafe and bike-fixing for young local people, and much more.
Main photo: Redcatch Community Centre
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