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 […]
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 […]
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 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: […]
Government confirms plans for new Climate Change Agreements Scheme
The government has outlined the finer details of a revamped Climate Change Agreements (CCA) scheme,...
Applications open for the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme
Phase 4 of the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) is live, and organisations have until Mon...
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