The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has published a consultation paper inviting feedback on a proposed definition for net zero carbon buildings in the UK. The consultation sets out the initial proposals from the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Task Group which is developing a framework definition in line with the ambitions of the Paris Climate […]
Businesses and households installing new solar panels will be guaranteed payment for power provided back to the grid under new government proposals intended to upgrade the current Feed-in Tariffs scheme. The proposed ‘Smart Export Guarantee’ (SEG) would replace the existing ‘Feed-in Tariff’ scheme (FIT), with electricity suppliers paying new small-scale energy producers for excess […]
The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has launched a new task group which will develop an industry-led definition for net zero carbon buildings. The task group will bring together over 30 experts from across the building value chain and is being supported by 12 leading industry bodies. It will examine what net zero carbon will […]
The EU’s Energy Performance of Buildings Directive was recently updated, to improve energy efficiency in the building sector. Here’s our guide to the changes. Why has it changed? Buildings are responsible for approximately 40% of energy consumption and 36% of CO2 emissions in the EU – so there is huge potential for savings. The new […]
ISO 50001, the flagship international standard for improving energy performance has been updated for the first time since 2011. David Fatscher, Head of Sustainability at BSI, said: “ISO 50001 first published in 2011 to address in plain English the surmountable energy challenges of today and tomorrow – and to manage them in a systematic way. […]
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy today (26th July) released 4 key publications: the Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics 2018, UK Energy in Brief, Energy Flow Chart, and Energy Consumption in the United Kingdom providing detailed analysis of production, transformation and consumption of energy in 2017. KEY POINTS FOR UK ENERGY STATISTICS […]
Source: Edie.net Renewable energy capacity around the world was boosted by a record amount in 2016 and delivered at a markedly lower cost, according to new global data – although the total financial investment in renewables actually fell.
Research conducted by CDP (formally Carbon Disclosure Project) has found that major corporations are adopting carbon pricing at a faster pace than governments.
Spring Statement 2019: Business energy efficiency, zero carbon travel and a Future Homes Standard
The Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Spring Statement yesterday (13 March) built on commitments made in...
Have your say on net zero carbon buildings definition
The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has published a consultation paper inviting feedback on a prop...
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