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Question

Climate Emergency Fund expenditure

Published on: 26 October 2026

Question type: Written

Asked by: Inna Gardiner

Reference: WQ.221/2026

Answered by: Minister for Environment, Agriculture and Fisheries

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WQ.221/2026

WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, AGRICULTURE

AND FISHERIES

BY CONNÉTABLE OF ST. HELIER

QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 19th OCTOBER 2026

ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 26th OCTOBER 2026

Question

"In relation to expenditure from the Climate Emergency Fund (CEF), will the Minister provide –

  1. itemised expenditure from the CEF in years 2024, 2025 and in 2026 to date, including details of any expenditure from the CEF on the Western Bus Gate; and
  2. itemised detail of any expenditure planned for the remainder of 2026 and in 2027?"

Answer

Please see below table which covers Climate Emergency Fund expenditure for 2024, 2025 and 2026 spend and forecast spend.

Planned spend for 2027 will be confirmed in the publication of the Carbon Neutral Roadmap delivery plan for 2027-2030, which will be published by the end of Q1 2027. The intention is that the primary focus will be on supporting Islanders to transition away from fossil fuel heating.

Projects

2024

2025

2026

Total 2024-2026

Jan to Sep 2026

Oct to Dec 2026 (forecast)

2026 Full

Year Expenditure (forecast)

Policy EN1 - Decarbonising Government of Jersey

475,088

124,898

  -

237,867

  237,867

837,853

Policy HT1 - Supporting low-carbon heating systems and home insulation

1,160,816

  1,583,010

 1,214,299

1,285,701

  2,500,000

5,243,826

Policy HT3 - Energy Performance Certificates

346,831

103,550

  38,600

26,400

  65,000

515,381

Policy TR1 - Speeding up the adoption of electric vehicles

3,485,345

205,833

  85,500

24,500

  110,000

3,801,179

Policy TR3 - Supporting transition fuels

235,616

257,323

  176,296

103,704

  280,000

772,940

Policy development (incl. staff costs)

211,171

451,120

  332,574

215,426

  548,000

1,210,292

Offshore wind

383,668

597,859

217

-

217

981,744

Policy TR9 - Bus service development*

241,997

140,169

 1,029,838

8,162

  1,038,000

1,420,166

*Of which for Western Bus Gate project

-

-

850,000

-

  850,000

850,000

Policy TR10 - Active travel

66,493

544,791

  21,700

-

  21,700

632,984

Policies OE1, EN2, EN4 - Promoting low-carbon lifestyles, creating a Carbon Neutral Network and delivering the COP26 education pledge

192,099

261,165

  161,393

153,078

  314,471

767,735

Policy EN5 - Blue carbon, biodiversity and sequestration (incl. Marine Spatial Plan and air quality monitoring)

354,280

96,744

  21,608

-

  21,608

472,632

TOTAL

7,153,405

  4,366,463

 3,082,025

2,054,838

  5,136,863

16,656,731

Note: Refer to Carbon Neutral Roadmap for relevant policy details.