Islanders who care about the environment of their beautiful Island have just a few days left to apply for support from Wightlink’s Green Innovation Fund.
The cross-Solent ferry company is calling on community groups who are passionate about sustainability to put their ideas on paper about how they can make a real difference by helping to cut carbon emissions and reduce the use of fossil fuels.
The first Wightlink Green Innovation Fund grants for community groups were announced in 2024.
Wightlink was awarded the Net Zero Navigator award by Maritime UK Solent in 2024, recognising the company’s commitment to decarbonise its operations.
Louise Lea, Sustainability Champion at Wightlink, says:
“Our Green Innovation Fund grants have already been given to primary schools, secondary schools and community, groups. This is another opportunity for people to get together and come up with a brilliant idea to benefit our Island, a designated UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.”
The winning Wightlink Green Innovation Fund applications will be:
- Projects that bring people together to make a positive impact on the environment.
- Applications which include both immediate and long-term commitments to create a more sustainable Isle of Wight.
- Projects that use technology to improve energy efficiency or encourage more people to conserve energy or use less of it.
- Original thinking; something innovative. Maybe it’s something that’s never been done on the Isle of Wight?
- Projects that lead the way for others.
All information about the Green Innovation Fund and how to apply can be found at https://www.wightlink.co.uk/community/fund.
Applications must be received by midnight on Friday 17th January 2025.
Na your ok ..i miss this one..
Why not encourage motorists to switch to
EVs by offering half price fares for EVs
That is what I call Green innovation.
Sales of EVs would go up.
Are you really suggesting that by reducing ferry fares, that sales of EVs would increase?
Do you honestly know of any person who has based their decision on whether to buy an EV on the price of a ferry ticket across the Solent?
I know that ferry ticket prices are high, but suggesting that they’re impacting on the sales of EVs is frankly somewhat nonsensical.
Also IW Council should offer free parking
for EV’s
There needs to be incentives.