A total of £273,000 of Climate Engagement funding will be shared among eight organisations in 2025-26 to support activities including climate literacy classes, community workshops and participatory arts sessions.

Built Environment Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) will receive £46,172.00 to deliver a roadshow programme for young people throughout Scotland, demonstrating how sustainable, low-carbon construction can play a crucial role in combating climate change.

Since it launched in 2023, more than 15,000 people in Scotland have engaged with the Scottish Government’s world-leading Climate Engagement Fund, with awards totalling more than £1 million to date.

The latest round of funding will also support activities including:

• A community arts programme using the voices of young people to mitigate climate anxiety by showing how others have converted their concerns into action
• Actions to support people who are blind, partially sighted, deaf or hard of hearing to explore sustainability through their local communities.
• Climate literacy classes and green skills training to support people experiencing barriers to employment.

Climate action secretary Gillian Martin said: “To reduce emissions and protect our planet from the threat of climate change and nature loss, it is essential that people understand how they can engage with vital projects within their communities and take their own climate action.

“Scotland is now halfway to our 2045 climate change target. By supporting networks of people coming together to identify local action, the Climate Engagement Fund will help enable individuals and communities to directly contribute to a more sustainable and climate resilient Scotland.

“The projects being supported in this round of funding include a community arts programme using the voices of young people, and green skills training to support people into employment. These are vital projects which will build understanding of climate change, enable participation in policy development, and encourage climate action.”