Question reference: S6W-25242
- Date lodged: 5 February 2024
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Current status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 4 March 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the costs associated with colleges transitioning to net zero.
Answer
The Scottish Government and the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) engage regularly with colleges, which, are key anchors for the transition to Net Zero, acting as both community enablers and demonstration hubs in cities and regions.
SFC’s College Infrastructure Strategy , published in November 2022, describes the Scottish Funding Council’s approach to determining future investment in Scotland’s college estate and other college infrastructure. The strategy sets out the collective approach between SFC and colleges to develop an Infrastructure Investment Plan (IIP) for Scotland’s colleges. The plan, which will cover the period from 2024-34, will identify infrastructure investment need including investment for net zero.