Goals for Climate Change will see participating clubs develop their own local climate action plans to include moves such as reducing single-use plastic and planting trees.<\/p>\n
The project, announced by the National Lottery Community Fund, aims to make an impact through a network of football clubs becoming more sustainable and leading initiatives in communities across Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n
It is being run by the charity Groundwork NI working in partnership with the Irish Football Association Foundation and Queen\u2019s University.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThe potential impact is significant, as they will become champions of environmental change, inspiring others to follow\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Mark Johnston, director of Groundwork NI, said a Climate Champion Network will support club members, families and communities to create change.<\/p>\n
\u201cEach club will develop their own local climate action plans, including things like reducing single-use plastic, planting trees to prevent flooding and helping their community be more prepared for extreme weather conditions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis project is so important, as climate change is affecting everyone.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are excited to be working with the IFA Foundation and Queen\u2019s University, as together we will help communities make a real impact.\u201d<\/p>\n
Local grassroots clubs of all sizes are being urged to come forward to take part.<\/p>\n
Keith Gibson, football for all manager at the IFA Foundation, described a \u201cfantastic opportunity\u201d.<\/p>\n
He said through the project clubs can dive into environmental conservation, enhancing their facilities and encouraging working together and relationship building across communities.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe potential impact is significant, as they will become champions of environmental change, inspiring others to follow,\u201d Mr Gibson said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would encourage local clubs to get in touch, as together we can pave the way for a greener, more sustainable future for football and our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n
The funding from the National Lottery Community Fund\u2019s UK-wide Climate Action Fund offers multi-year grants from \u00a3500,000, and is currently open for applications from groups working in partnership that can link climate action to everyday lives.<\/p>\n
Kate Beggs, Northern Ireland director of the National Lottery Community Fund, said: \u201cGoals for Climate Action is a great example of communities supporting the environment and creating change in their local area.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe look forward to seeing what will be achieved over the coming months and years through this project.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe environment is a consideration in all our funding as part of our strategy to 2030.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe continue to use learning and engage with the sector and communities on future plans.\u201d<\/p>\n
To get involved or for more details on the Goals for Climate Action project, please contact Groundwork NI, info@groundworkni.co.uk or 028 9074 9494.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Goals for Climate Change will see participating clubs develop their own local climate action plans to include moves…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":168466,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5011],"tags":[2311,1144,41386,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-168465","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-northern-ireland","8":"tag-climate-change","9":"tag-northern-ireland","10":"tag-queens-university","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114649627897028188","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=168465"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168465\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/168466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=168465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=168465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}