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. […]
This year has seen significant strides in action taken on climate change, with Greta Thunberg and Extinction Rebellion elevating the issue in the minds of the British public. It’s perhaps because of this shift in attitudes that environment will be a defining issue of the 2019 election. It was only 5 months ago that the […]
The government is seeking views on how to improve the energy performance of non-domestic private rented buildings through tighter minimum energy efficiency standards. It has set out clear long-term trajectory to 2030, ‘to provide time and certainty’ to non-domestic landlords, businesses and the energy efficiency market in delivering the energy savings to support a zero-carbon […]
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 […]
Last chance to share your views on EPCs The government is seeking industry views on how well Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) currently perform and how they could be improved. The Call for Evidence, which closes on 19th October 2018, wants to hear from a range of people including non-domestic building owners/occupiers, and energy efficiency professionals. […]
The Government is seeking input and views on how to bring unsubsidised renewables and hybrid projects into the Capacity Market (CM). It is five years since the legislation introducing the CM – the Energy Act 2013 – was passed. This review, undertaken by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) will assess whether: […]
The Government is seeking evidence on how Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are currently performing. It is actively welcoming feedback on suggestions for improvement. Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are a widely used measure of the energy performance of buildings, both in the residential and commercial sectors, and are a key tool in promoting energy efficiency improvements […]
According to a report in Accounting Daily, the government has decided on mandatory streamlined energy and carbon reporting (SECR) reporting following a Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) consultation which attracted 155 responses. This consultation found that 75% of respondents favoured this approach, which will build on the existing mandatory reporting of greenhouse […]
Source: Edie.net The impending new energy efficiency regulations for UK properties (April 1, 2018) could trigger the emergence of a green rental market, credit rating agency DBRS has claimed.
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