The 2011
St Andrews Prize for the Environment of $75,000 was presented to Jonathan den Hartog, of
BioLite, for an innovative cookstove, which reduces emissions by up to 95% and provides electricity for charging small appliances in rural areas. Two runners up each received $25,000. The St Andrews Prize is an environmental initiative by the University of St Andrews and ConocoPhillips. The Prize, launched in 1998, recognises significant contributions to environmental conservation and typically attracts entries from over 50 countries. [
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Transition University of St Andrews and St Andrews Environmental Network (StAndEN) have joined forces to bring a unique initiative to the town and gown communities of the St Andrews area to reduce carbon emissions and to build community resilience. The St Andrews Communities Working Together partnership has been successful in securing funding of £347,770 from the Scottish Government's Climate Challenge Fund (CCF) for a three-year project. Over this time, the partnership will run projects that focus on energy use in homes, community gardens, consumption of sustainable foods, a local exchange trading scheme and engaging individuals in practical responses to climate change. The collaboration of town and gown celebrates and shares the wealth of knowledge and experience of the St Andrews community as a whole in tackling climate change. See here the full list of CCF-funded projects.
