Our SPF programme is a programme of climate security, energy security and economic reform projects in 22 priority countries. It directly supports delivery of Departmental Strategic Objective 7: "Promote a low carbon, high growth, global economy". It is the result of a merger of the old Climate Change and Energy and Economic Governance programmes.

The Low Carbon High Growth programme does this through supporting delivery of the following outcomes:

1. A visible and accelerated shift in investment initiated in the major economies towards low carbon.
2. Political conditions created for an equitable post-2012 agreement at the UNFCCC COP in Copenhagen in December 2009 of sufficient ambition to avoid dangerous climate change.
3. Risks to UK and EU energy security managed through more diverse and reliable external sources of supply and more efficient global consumption.
4. Increased international commitment to an open, stable and equitable low carbon global economy delivering higher standards of living.

How to Apply for Funding

The Programme has £19m available in Financial Year 2009-10. The first bidding round is currently underway, for projects starting in April 2009, with a deadline of 17 December 2008. Proposals due to start in July 2009 should be received by 12 March 2009.

Please contact your nearest British Embassy or High Commission for details as all proposals have to be submitted through them.

Please take a look at our strategy brochure, which contains full details on priority countries, objectives and indicators, as well as suggestions for the areas new projects might look at.

General enquiries

SPF Low Carbon, High Growth
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Room WH.3.424, King Charles Street
London, SW1A 2AH

Tel.: +44 20 7008 3263
Fax: +44 20 7008 5123
Email: spflchg@fco.gov.uk