All Climate crisis articles – Page 29
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A Rishi washy Budget
Buoyed by the UK’s better-than-expected economic growth, Rishi made a big show of dishing out the dosh when he delivered his Autumn Budget, promising to increase spending by a cool £150bn over the course of this parliament.
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To retrofit or rebuild? That is the question
That is the question in the net zero debate, reports Property Week, as we look into the merits of working with what is already there versus knocking down and starting again.
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WALL-E moment for work trends
We find it hard to resist reducing problems to simple A/B choices.
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Strategy is a major step forward
Last week, the government published the long-awaited Heat and Buildings Strategy ahead of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.
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View from the top: Munish Datta, UKGBC’s director of membership and partnerships
UKGBC’s director of membership and partnerships gives Property Week his read on the latest government policies on climate change and throws down the gauntlet to the industry to do more.
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Cool response to the Heat and Buildings Strategy
Experts criticise failure to address need to retrofit homes to make them greener.
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BREEAM can help get us on track
COP26 commences on Sunday, with a number of carbon-intensive sectors scrutinised over the next fortnight. No doubt two of these will be property and construction.
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No biodiversity pain, no gain
Confusion abounds over new rules set to come into force in 2023 requiring developers to deliver a 10% biodiversity improvement on each project.
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Incoming BNG legislation could affect viability of some schemes
It could cost developers a prohibitive amount to meet new biodiversity net gain (BNG) targets – making some schemes unviable, according to new research from Savills.
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Joined-up, urgent action is crucial
As I write this, the UK government has just announced a £400m green investment deal with Bill Gates, Boris Johnson has finally published his long-awaited Net Zero Strategy and the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has published its Heat and Buildings Strategy setting out how the buildings sector ...
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Ahead of COP26 experts call on the industry to reduce emissions
The “heat is on” the real estate industry to reduce its “unacceptable” levels of carbon emissions, experts have warned.
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Can the government reach its net zero carbon goal by 2050?
Industry says lack of concrete measures mean it is not clear how the UK can meet its environmental targets.
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The importance of retrofitting in reaching net zero
Property Week interview with Louisa Bowles, partner and sustainability lead at Hawkins\Brown.
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Built by Nature launches to accelerate timber construction
A new network and grant-making fund, Built by Nature, has launched ahead of COP26 to accelerate mass timber construction as a critical climate solution.
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Built by Nature launches to accelerate timber construction
A new network and grant-making fund, Built by Nature, has launched ahead of COP26 to accelerate mass timber construction as a critical climate solution.
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Investment giant deVere to position $2bn in environmental investments within five years
One of the world’s largest independent financial advisory, asset management and fintech organisations has doubled its commitment on positioning assets under advisement into environmental, social and governance (ESG) investments.
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COP out on climate and Covid
Great. Just when we thought the doom-mongers might be wrong. This week, clouds started to gather once more on two potentially very stormy weather fronts: the climate and Covid.
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Make fuel poverty a thing of the past
We’ve had an abundance of fuel for so many decades. Suddenly there are energy problems that have affected the whole of the UK in recent weeks. We have frantically had to queue for petrol for our cars, and numerous energy companies have gone bust due to soaring wholesale prices.
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LendInvest launches homes sustainability debt products
The lender will offer reduced borrowing rates to landlords with more environmentally friendly properties.
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Time to fight carbon with carbon
Are you, like me and most Brits, trying to do your bit to save the planet, but totally hacked off by the nihilistic tactics of Insulate Britain? Can I suggest a way to stop the lunatics from gluing themselves to the M25: next time they pounce, turn the heating up ...