Wednesday March 4th 2026
Street planter installed in Glasgow
Written by Glasgow View Reporter, Liam Eunson
Glasgow is opening a further opportunity to invest in the city’s climate action projects.
Last year the city successfully raised £1m for solar installation through the launch of community municipal investment, which was managed on behalf of Glasgow City Council by ethical investment platform, Abundance.
A second phase of the investment initiative will give Glasgow citizens, communities and businesses the chance to pledge financial backing for environmental improvements to the streetscape around schools and care facilities.
These nature-based intervention could include street trees, trees in planters with integrated seating, green walls or other projects that help to create a greener environment.
Investors can commit as little as £5 to the scheme that will provide 4% interest a year for a five-year period. Community municipal investment has proven to be successful in other parts of the UK with 18 local authorities previously raising over £24m for a range of projects intended to reduce carbon emissions.
Councillor Angus Millar welcomed the opening of the second round of investment and encouraged Glasgow residents to get behind the effort to raise funding for greener streets in the city.
Councillor Millar said: “The first phase of our community municipal investment raise showed the strength of support for investing in action on climate change.
“We were very pleased with the response on the initial raise and we are keen to build on this success. Increasing the number of smaller investors involved in the latest phase of the scheme is something we want to see.
“Introducing more trees and greenery to our city streets is vital to creating a more attractive city and mitigating the impact of climate change, as trees help to cool hot summer streets and help to absorb rain fall.
“Greening our city streets will add value to communities throughout the city. Supporting the latest phase of our investment initiative will help to make neighbourhoods more liveable and improve the quality of life for our residents.”
The second phase of Glasgow’s community municipal investment opened on March 1, 2026 and will run until June 1, 2026.
More information on how to invest in the scheme can be found at: www.abundanceinvestment.com/council/glasgow
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