A tie - up between supermarket giant Asda and Social Investment Scotland (SIS) has now lent more than # 1 million to
community schemes across Scotland.
Concerns have also been raised that the additional power generated by the massive turbines could supply almost the entire capacity of a proposed new interconnector cable that would transport power to the mainland, meaning no
more community schemes could link up to it.
Turning to school - based interventions, the Caring
School Community scheme developed in the USA (Battistich et al., 1996) and now being implemented in Europe, can be delivered at a cost of $ 16 per pupil over 2 years, and potentially generate a return on investment of 28:1, even when just looking only at benefits of reduced drug and alcohol problems alone (Aos et al., 2004).
It is good news for schools that are interested in improving their facilities whilst partnering with a local professional football club's
community scheme.
However, once an international agreement has been reached, from January 2013 onwards only credits from projects in third countries that have ratified the agreement or from additional types of project approved by the Commission will be eligible for use in
the Community scheme.
And
some community schemes may also prosper.