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Report: Cash-strapped councils climate plans hamstrung by inadequate government support
Report: Cash-strapped councils climate plans hamstrung by inadequate government support

A lack of funding and strategic support from central government is making it difficult for local authorities to support the drive for net zero emissions, imperiling the entire national mission, a new Green Alliance report argues

  • Policy
  • 04 December 2020
Deregulation drive has crippled progress towards UK's environmental goals, study argues
Deregulation drive has crippled progress towards UK's environmental goals, study argues

Water quality, air quality, nature protection, and the decarbonisation of the housing sector have all been damaged by deregulation and the erosion of enforcement capacity, according to a damning new report from Unchecked UK

  • Policy
  • 04 December 2020
'Decentralise, digitalise, and decarbonise': Engie UK debuts low carbon housing retrofit solution
'Decentralise, digitalise, and decarbonise': Engie UK debuts low carbon housing retrofit solution

Firm says it has a "duty" to develop solutions that can reduce carbon footprint of UK's housing stock, warning that existing housing supply poses "considerable threat" to UK's net zero plans

  • Efficiency
  • 20 October 2020
Greenwich inks £300m deal for 750 'carbon positive' modular homes
Greenwich inks £300m deal for 750 'carbon positive' modular homes

Deal will see Lewisham builder A&E Elkins assemble as many as 750 low carbon council homes in 60 locations across Greenwich over the next five years

  • Buildings
  • 11 August 2020
Utilities firm Fulcrum steps up focus on net zero transition
Utilities firm Fulcrum steps up focus on net zero transition

Company highlights role of net zero focused services in driving post-pandemic recovery

  • Infrastructure
  • 06 August 2020
Government vows to make all new homes 'zero carbon ready', but campaigners fear disaster for nature
Government vows to make all new homes 'zero carbon ready', but campaigners fear disaster for nature

Ministers unveil long-awaited proposals to streamline planning system, sparking fierce criticism from environmental and housing groups

  • BusinessGreen
  • 06 August 2020
Legal & General's low-carbon modular home scheme approved in North Yorkshire
Legal & General's low-carbon modular home scheme approved in North Yorkshire

Modular housing will be able to weather Covid-19 crisis better than traditional construction due to controlled factory environment, L&G said as it unveiled plans to build 154 homes in Selby.

  • BusinessGreen
  • 04 May 2020
Scottish Government proposes legal requirement for all owner occupier homes to hit EPC C from 2024
Scottish Government proposes legal requirement for all owner occupier homes to hit EPC C from 2024

Homes would need to hit EPC C after sale or renovation under radical new plans to accelerate energy efficiency improvements in private housing

  • Legislation
  • 20 December 2019
Are cracks already appearing in the Future Homes Standard?
Are cracks already appearing in the Future Homes Standard?

Government has unveiled a bold plan to cut emissions from new homes - but having been burned once by a late U-turn, the green building and energy industries are skittish

  • Legislation
  • 03 October 2019
Could these be the low carbon homes of tomorrow?
Could these be the low carbon homes of tomorrow?

VIDEO: Developer CITU has just completed the first of 500 low carbon homes in Leeds - BusinessGreen took a closer look

  • Buildings
  • 18 July 2019
Low carbon homes to be built above Bristol car park
Low carbon homes to be built above Bristol car park

An affordable housing project will see 11 one- and two-bedroom 'pods' built using modular technology above the Chalks Road car park in Bristol

  • Technology
  • 15 July 2019
UK has 'no chance' of net zero without action on energy efficiency, MPs warn
UK has 'no chance' of net zero without action on energy efficiency, MPs warn

BEIS Committee releases damning report on UK energy efficiency policy, as MPs make the case for better building standards and retrofit funding

  • Policy
  • 11 July 2019
Are UK landlords falling foul of energy efficiency rules going unpunished?
Are UK landlords falling foul of energy efficiency rules going unpunished?

As tighter Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) come into force, there are widespread concerns the rules are not being properly policed

  • Energy
  • 02 April 2019
CPRE: Brownfield land could deliver one million new homes
CPRE: Brownfield land could deliver one million new homes

Derelict and vacant land could be used to regenerate towns and cities, while minimising environmental impacts

  • Buildings
  • 25 March 2019
Shaky foundations: UK housing not prepared for climate impacts
Shaky foundations: UK housing not prepared for climate impacts

Homes across the country will struggle to cope with rising temperatures, floods, and water scarcity, UK climate watchdog warns

  • Buildings
  • 21 February 2019
Report: UK must retrofit draughty homes to meet carbon targets
Report: UK must retrofit draughty homes to meet carbon targets

All UK homes need an energy efficiency overhaul to slash emissions, experts warn

  • Infrastructure
  • 11 October 2018
Planning policy is still not up to scratch on sustainability
Planning policy is still not up to scratch on sustainability

Proposed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework are a missed opportunity for green buildings, argues UKGBC's John Alker

  • Legislation
  • 03 May 2018
James Brokenshire appointed as Housing and Communities Secretary
James Brokenshire appointed as Housing and Communities Secretary

Former Northern Ireland Secretary replaces Sajid Javid at the Department for Housing, Communities and Local Government

  • Politics
  • 30 April 2018
Survey: 'Shocking' lack of landlord awareness of energy efficiency rules
Survey: 'Shocking' lack of landlord awareness of energy efficiency rules

Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) regulations come into effect on April 1st, yet landlord survey finds 'staggering' level of ignorance of their implications

  • Legislation
  • 15 March 2018
Greener planning: Government unveils fresh planning guidelines, but will they deliver sustainable developments?
Greener planning: Government unveils fresh planning guidelines, but will they deliver sustainable developments?

Fresh draft of the National Planning Policy Frameworks makes local authority's role in managing rising temperatures and flood risk, but other green goals appear to have been downgraded

  • Legislation
  • 06 March 2018
Sustainable scholars: Cambridge University installs new solar array
Sustainable scholars: Cambridge University installs new solar array

373kW array to provide clean power for University's new development of staff homes, student accommodation, and academic buildings

  • Solar
  • 25 January 2018
Wildlife Trusts unveil plans for nature-friendly homes
Wildlife Trusts unveil plans for nature-friendly homes

Major new report sets out guidelines for how the UK can meet ambitious house building targets while enhancing wildlife and habitats

  • Biodiversity
  • 11 January 2018

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UK housebuilders to face 'zero carbon ready' standard from 2025
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Vauxhall faces mass action lawsuit over alleged emissions test 'cheating'
Vauxhall faces mass action lawsuit over alleged emissions test 'cheating'
Scaling up sustainable finance: How can investors accelerate the net zero transition?
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