Through Metro’s Nature in Neighborhoods Community Choice Grants, community members imagine, design and choose parks and nature projects in greater Portland. Their ideas and votes have the power to help shape the future parks and natural areas in your neighborhood. …
14 stories of climate engagement come from across the UK and beyond. They feature the work of many different organisations and groups, on many aspects of the climate and nature crises. Together they showcase the impact public engagement on climate…
In 2023 the Ulupono Initiative in Hawai’i partnered with The USA based Participatory Budgeting Project to release a report, titled ‘Let communities decide: Using participatory budgeting for renewable energy community benefits packages.‘ It includes a detailed toolkit for how this…
Year 4 of the Just Transitions PB Fund is now live – groups can apply for up to £50,000 to support eco-friendly projects in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire or Moray. Applications can be submitted until the 29th September 2025. The Just Transition…
“There is increasing global recognition of the importance of effective climate governance; both in terms of how climate decisions and investments are made, and how these commitments are translated into action, impact, and results. Yet, much of the global discussion…
The Scottish Government commissioned an independent evaluation report of the Just Transition Fund for the North East and Moray. The evaluation assessed the impact of the Fund in its first two years of operation (2022-2024), during which it supported a…
Community Choices is Dundee’s version of Participatory Budgeting – a democratic process which empowers people and communities to have a greater say in how public money is spent. Within that, Climate or Green PB features strongly. Now, in its third…
More than a thousand pupils across Aberdeenshire influenced the distribution of £41,000 to fund school projects related to climate change and carbon reduction in 2023-2024. 27 projects across the region from both primary and secondary schools were ultimately funded through…
Yves Cabannes was a leading researcher and practitioner in Participatory Budgeting, and in recent years had been focussing his work on climate themed PB. Over the years he shared with us a number of publications that explore this topic in…
Following last year’s online public vote, residents in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray can now find out which local eco-friendly projects will receive a share of £1million in funding from the Scottish Government’s Just Transition Participatory Budgeting (PB) Fund. Details of…