Phase 3 Public Sector Low Carbon Skills Fund

Phase 3 of the Public Sector Low Carbon Skills Fund allocated £14.5m worth of grants to public sector bodies keen to take a step towards a low carbon future. The funding helped public sector organisations to engage the specialist and expert advice and skills required to put in place or improve an existing heat decarbonisation plan. 

The Public Sector Low Carbon Skills Fund proved highly popular, with organisations across the country applying for the funds. The scheme, which was run by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (formerly the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) and delivered by Salix, received 733 applications when it opened on June 15, 2022, totalling five times the available funding. 

For more information about this scheme visit the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (formerly the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy).

• The scheme addressed the need to meet the UK's 2050 Net Zero target by decarbonising building heating.
• The funding allowed public sector organisations to access specialist advice to identify and develop a heat decarbonisation plan focused on energy efficiency and low-carbon heat upgrade projects for non-domestic buildings.
• The funding put organisations in a stronger position to take the next steps in decarbonising by enabling them to develop detailed project proposals to support future grant applications for capital decarbonisation measures or alternative sources of finance.
• Organisations can now think more strategically and be better prepared for future decarbonisation opportunities.