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All Climate crisis articles – Page 2
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OnlineEnergy efficiency is a breeze with Glide Labs
Ensuring that buildings perform as efficiently as possible has never been more important.
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Insight
Time for practical action on climate
Record-breaking temperatures in the UK and Europe over the summer and extreme weather events globally should in theory have galvanised the governments and corporations attending COP27.
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Acting sustainably must become business as usual
At Octopus Real Estate, we have always done things differently. Investing in real estate is, of course, about making a return for investors.
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COP27 is a ‘lost opportunity’
COP27 has been described as a “lost opportunity for real estate” as the industry is once again “heavily underrepresented” at the climate conference, despite a growing spotlight on decarbonisation.
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Landsec commits to low emission and net zero materials targets
Real estate giant Landsec and engineering firm AKT II have committed to buy and use 50% low emission concrete by 2030 and 100% net zero concrete by 2050.
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Sustainability must take priority
No matter the current government appetite for new housing, what is clear from both a political and social perspective is that the UK needs to keep building new homes to meet demand.
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The Climate Crusade: big interview with Grosvenor Property's James Raynor
Grosvenor Property UK chief executive James Raynor warns that short-term, cyclical upheavals should not mean we abandon long-term thinking about sustainability.
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Silver lining to asset retrofitting
The government’s 2019 manifesto commitment to build 300,000 new homes a year has been in dispute across 2022.
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Professional
Flood-risk assessments ever more vital amid climate crisis
Flood-risk issues take time to assess and can scupper transactions due to time delays and unforeseen costs
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RICS calls for decarbonisation policy ‘shake-up’
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has released a call to action for the UK government to implement new carbon reduction policies within the built environment which could “radically shake up” the sector.
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Sintali appoints net zero expert as special adviser in expansion plan
Environmental verification company Sintali has appointed net zero construction expert Joseph Daniels as a special adviser as part of plans for global expansion, Property Week can reveal.
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Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard Coalition calls for evidence
The team developing the UK’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard (the NZCBS) has launched a call for evidence, to help inform and guide the development of the Standard.
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Sunak urged to put climate top of agenda
Property heavyweights have warned prime minister Rishi Sunak not to “neglect” the UK’s position as a global climate leader as they urged both industry and government to “keep up momentum” on action against climate change.
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Professional
Green growth remains essential
The UK finishes its year-long presidency of COP26 in a different position to how it began.
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Online
Bioregional appoints Datta as trustee
Bioregional has appointed corporate sustainability expert Munish Datta to its board of trustees.
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Octopus Energy invests in EV network group
Octopus Energy Generation has made a £110m investment as it enters the UK electric vehicle (EV) charging sector for the first time.
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Barings wins ’Sector Leader’ status for ESG strategy
Barings has been named a ‘sector leader’ in its approach to ESG integration as part of the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) 2022 results.
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Industry figures attack PM over COP27 no-show
Property sector figures have lashed out at Rishi Sunak’s decision not to attend the COP27 climate conference in Egypt this month.
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UK retrofits not on course to meet 2050 net-zero targets
The UK is failing to keep pace with the level of retrofits to reduce building emissions required to meet 2050 net zero carbon targets set out in the Paris Agreement.
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Retrofitting can support UK net zero targets, says JLL
A report from real estate consultancy JLL has found that retrofitting offices and industrial buildings can deliver the required energy reductions to support the UK’s 2050 net-zero targets.
