World Green Building Week is here – and this year its organisers, the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) are calling for urgent global action to deliver net zero buildings. The statistics speak for themselves: buildings and construction are currently responsible for 39% of global energy-related carbon emissions. So, if the world is to achieve […]
A senior director from Concept Energy is preparing to raise funds for four charities by taking part in a gruelling cycling challenge. Richard Pennington, Technical Director at one of the UK’s leading independent carbon and water management consultancies, will undertake three endurance cycling events as he marks his 50th birthday in his ‘3 4 50’ […]
The investment arm of the Church of England has become the latest organisation to sign up to the UN’s Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance. In doing so it’s joined ‘the most ambitious institutional investor initiative to date’- an 18-strong group of world-leading pension funds and insurers committed to decarbonising their portfolios to net-zero emissions by 2050. […]
The chancellor delivered his Spending Round yesterday, announcing ‘the fastest planned increase in day-to-day departmental spending for 15 years’. Amid ongoing political uncertainty over Brexit, and the possibility of a general election, the plans announced apply for a single year, rather than the three which would be expected of traditional review. Environmental and climate change […]
A cross-party committee has warned of the ‘lack of government policies in place’ to deliver the UK’s legally binding target of net-zero emissions by 2050. The Science and Technology Committee’s new report says that ‘urgent action is needed’ and lays out ten key policy recommendations across different sectors to prepare the UK for net-zero. Rt […]
The world’s leading companies have already saved over 520 million MTCO2e, the carbon equivalent of running 134 US coal-fired power plants for a year – generating substantial business benefits, a new report reveals. ‘Smarter Energy Use: Businesses Doing More With Less’ is the first Progress and Insights Report for EP100, a global corporate leadership initiative of international […]
The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has launched a new guidance document aimed at helping commercial real estate (CRE) companies get a handle on understanding emissions from their value chain. Titled ‘Scope 3 Reporting in Commercial Real Estate’, the guidance focusses on how CRE companies can assess, measure, prioritise and reduce emissions that are beyond […]
A report by the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee says that the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) does not go far enough in inciting businesses to act on efficiency. According to evidence quoted in the report, only five per cent of businesses are currently taking forward ESOS audit recommendations in full. To drive meaningful […]
A major new report assessing 274 of the world’s highest-emitting publicly-listed companies reveals that only 1 in 8 companies are reducing carbon emissions at the rate required to keep global warming below 2°C. The research also found finds that almost half (46%) do not adequately consider climate risk in operational decision-making. A quarter (25%) do not report […]
The Government has just introduced the Smart Export Guarantee, or SEG: a new scheme for homes and businesses generating their own small-scale renewable electricity. We’ve put together a quick guide to help businesses learn more about the scheme. What is the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG)? The Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) is the Government’s successor to […]
NABERS UK: ‘Design for Performance’ framework launches for office buildings
New office developments and major refurbishments in the UK are now able to formally register under t...
Concept’s guide to Phase 2 of the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme
The application window for Phase 2 of the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme has now closed. We wi...
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