Call for new policies to tackle climate crisis
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New policy measures are essential to tackle the climate crisis, scientists have warned ahead of this Autumn’s n...
Built environment accused of failing to account for projects’ lifecycle emissions
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Less than 1% of global building projects currently calculate and report on lifecycle emissions, according to a ...
Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) deadline imminent
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Companies are reminded that the deadline is fast approaching for the latest phase of Streamlined Energy and Car...
Green investment at the heart of Budget 2021
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The Chancellor has vowed to put green investment at the heart of the UK's economic recovery from the Covid-19 c...
£1bn Salix funding announced and Syntegra call to action for additional cash to match £450m German ventilation fund
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UK grants are available to businesses and homeowners to reduce carbon footprint and boost t...
UK’s electricity system could be carbon-negative from 2033, new report suggests
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Operators of the UK’s National Grid have predicted the country’s electricity supply could capture, offset or ab...
Government announces new funding to boost hydrogen production and clean up industry
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Two new low-carbon hydrogen production plants and a series of trials into cutting industrial process emissions wi...
Call for urgent boost to offshore wind and carbon capture and storage to meet net-zero target
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The UK has been warned it needs to implement a four-fold increase in low-carbon energy, including significant exp...
Call for planners to be better funded to deliver net zero carbon emissions
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The chief executive of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has called for greater resources to be given to loc...
New rules to encourage business energy efficiency with SECR
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Businesses need to be up to speed with the Government’s new Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) policy...
Calls to change climate policies and fossil fuel production to avoid catastrophe
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The world's existing climate policies will not be enough to end the upward trend of energy emissions rising beyon...
Defining and delivering net-zero built environment
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has launched a new five point framework outlining how developers, designers, ...
How sustainable is this World Cup?
Now that we can all breathe again following Monday night’s World Cup wobble for England, we thought we’d share with you a great thought-inspiring read...
Budget 2017: Chancellor takes action on air quality, electric vehicles and plastic waste
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Chancellor Philip Hammond has today pledged to build an economy "fit for the future" by announcing new a...
Brexit Boasts Business As Usual For Building Services
The building services industry should assume that European regulations that currently affect the UK will still be in force immediately after Brexit in...
UK Coal to Close Down by 2025
Prior to the announcement of the General Election, the Government vowed to see all ‘unabated’ coal-fired power stations cease operation by 2025 – thos...
Coalition governement discouraging investment in green construction
The construction industry is becoming increasingly impatient with the lack of growth and public investment for green construction under current govern...
