PhD energy innovation 
Into decarbonisation, regeneration & climate/crypto 
While these related challenges require significant investment over the coming years, the @GreenAllianceUK suggest that councils are able to fund just 25-35% of their #netzero pledges 
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What are the barriers to introducing this? - Administrative costs of council running its own platform - Questions over how the projects would be governed by council & citizens
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Local Business Crowdfunding
Citizen crowdfunding
A key case study explored was West Sussex Crowd, a @Spacehive platform that has engaged 4900 local backers across 200 projects, including nature based solutions 
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Four conclusions were identified on how the council could support the next stages of developing donation-based crowd funding opportunities for NBS:Show this thread -
Adopt existing platforms and provide a matchmaking & validation service 
Seek to channel projects through pre-existing platforms, like West Sussex Crowd, and
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Provide and identify suitable land 
Land was identified as a key limiting factor to developing NBS. The council could make public land available+ match suitable land to different projects. For example, afforestation projects would be best positioned next to existing woodlandShow this thread -
Create collaborative governance structures 
Regional+ county councils could explore umbrella partnerships to link experience and knowledge of crowdfunding. This could enable projects to be aggregated, helping drive scale and make investment more attractive to private fundersShow this thread -
Better link social, environmental+ economic benefits across council activities 
The interlinked value of NBS feeds into activities across multiple council departments. This value could be collectively recognised and leveraged to enhance the council’s current activitiesShow this thread -
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