All Sustainability UK policy and regulation articles – Page 21
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NewsJohn Gummer to chair Committee on Climate Change
Former environment secretary pledges to maintain committee’s independent and impartial spirit
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NewsGreen Deal oversight partner faces high court action for 'bias'
Renewable Energy Assurance Limited charged with “bias” and “incompetance” in solar market regulation
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NewsWhole life value guidance delayed a year
Government guidelines on how the industry should calculate the wider costs and value of a building to be published next year
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NewsGovernment needs a 'step change' in carbon reduction
Green Deal and ECO not enough to keep building emissions reductions on track according to the Committee on Climate Change
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We need a bridge to stop insulation work collapse before Green Deal
There are worrying gaps opening up in the government’s flagship green scheme
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NewsGreen Deals will take longer to pay off than predicted
Research shows that retrofits on homes deliver less than three-quarters of expected energy savings
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NewsRevised EU directive quashes hopes of retrofit boom
Obligation to retofit all public buildings will now be limited to central government buildings only
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NewsForecast for Green Deal solid wall insulations cut by 60%
Assessment for flagship scheme predicts 230,000 fewer installations than previously expected
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NewsLondon mayor fails to secure funding for retrofit plans
Johnson criticised after plan to boost energy efficiency in 145,000 homes falls short
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NewsRenewable Heat Incentive budget slashed by £38m
Industry to be given just one weeks’ notice of scheme’s suspension if spending approaches budget cap
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NewsNewham's first council housing in a decade completed
Bell Phillips Architects has designed first new council-commissioned housing in ten years
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NewsGovernment unveils final Green Deal plan
Scheme expected to more than double insulation sector jobs
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NewsWork on Green Deal Finance Company stops
Nick Clegg asked to intervene to prise £40m of seed funding from Green Investment Bank
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NewsGovernment’s solar cuts prompt safety fears
Firms warn attempts to drive down installation costs 10% a year could force them to cut corners
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NewsIPPR: 'Green Deal for manufacturers needed to meet CO2 targets'
The government has been urged to roll-out the Green Deal to manufacturers or risk missing its carbon emissions targets
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NewsKevin McCloud slams 'scurrilous' reporting of Part L changes
Presenter says it was “distorted misinformation” to brand Part L changes a “conservatory tax”
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NewsGreen Deal is not being actively promoted by 50% of MPs
Poll from Green Deal Dialogue group shows that large sections of the House of Commons have not engaged with energy-efficiency scheme
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NewsIndustry needs to offer self-build options, says UKGBC
Campaign suggests measures, including self-build and community investment schemes, as part of business plan for UK construction
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NewsDECC halves solar industry forecast
Deployment expected to reach 11.9GW of capacity by 2020, down from 22GW
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NewsSkanska, Kier and Breyer join Green Deal Finance Company
Contractors among 21 new members of the group