The new Energy Bills Discount Scheme explained
Gov’t confirmed details of scaled-back support for non-domestic energy customers, post Mar 2023.
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CCA scheme reopens to new entrants
The Climate Change Agreements (CCA) scheme has briefly reopened to new entrants, until 31st March 2022. Entrants will be eligible for a significant discount on the Climate Change Levy (CCL), until 31st March 2025. The CCA scheme had previously stopped accepting applications in November 2020, but the government has reopened it for a short amount […]
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Government consults on strengthening ESOS to meet net zero
The government has outlined proposals that would see major changes to the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS), including requirements for organisations to disclose their ESOS data publicly and carry out a net zero assessment. The consultation is open until the end of September and changes are likely to come into force during the current phase […]
The Targeted Charging Review: a quick explainer for businesses
Ofgem’s Targeted Charging Review (TCR) is set to impact your business’ electricity bills. Here’s our short guide to the changes. What is the Targeted Charging Review? The network companies who run and maintain the electricity network pass the costs of this onto suppliers, who in turn pass them on to consumers. The TCR was launched […]
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Businesses must act on climate change to win public sector contracts in England
Under new rules announced this month, companies bidding for major central government contracts will need to have a ‘credible’ carbon reduction plan in place and commit to reaching net zero emissions by 2050 or sooner. There are also separate rules for the wider English public sector – which tell contracting authorities to prioritise the environment […]
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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 the new Design for Performance framework, which launched this month. The framework aims to tackle the well-known ‘performance gap’ that exists between original design intent and how a building truly performs in-use. It requires project teams to target an operational energy […]
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Government launches £1bn Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme
The government has officially launched the new Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) – which provides grants for public sector bodies to fund energy efficiency and heat decarbonisation measures. It says the funding will support the UK’s net zero and clean growth goals by cutting carbon emissions from the public sector – to the equivalent of […]
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Make COVID-19 crisis the defining moment in fight against climate change, say government advisers
The government should take urgent steps to initiate a green, resilient recovery from COVID-19, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has said. In its annual report to Parliament, the CCC says important steps have been taken in the last year, but much remains to be done. For the first time the Committee sets out its […]
The forces driving business action on climate change
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. […]
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Net zero: Where do the major parties stand?
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 […]
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