All Climate crisis articles – Page 3
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MarketsA new dawn for solar power
A fall in panel prices and rise in energy costs mean solar is now bankable.
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Charging up UK battery plants
The electric vehicle industry is growing and the race is on across Europe to host battery-producing gigafactories. How can the UK benefit from this multi-billion-pound new market?
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Taskforce launched to encourage zero-carbon heating
Government-backed Green Finance Institute has launched a taskforce to facilitate financing mechanisms for zero-carbon heating technologies.
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Grosvenor signs first ‘green’ lease with tenant
London landlord Grosvenor has agreed its first “green” lease with florist Pulbrook Gould in a bid to reduce carbon emissions across Mayfair and Belgravia.
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Newcore Capital Management becomes B Corporation
Newcore Capital Management has become the first dedicated UK real estate investment manager to achieve certification as a B Corporation
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Joseph Homes awarded B Corp certification
Joseph Homes has become the first UK housebuilder to be awarded B Corp certification.
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Green recovery post-lockdown is vital
Editor: While TrustMark accreditation is vitally important in establishing consumer confidence in the tradespeople retrofitting homes (‘ RIBA responds to £2bn Green Homes Grants ’, a more pressing need might first be increasing the size of our nation’s energy workforce.
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Building back to a green future
In a speech at the end of June, Boris Johnson said: “This moment gives us a much greater chance to be radical and to do things differently… to build back better… to build back bolder. This infrastructure revolution will allow us to end that chronic failure of the British state: ...
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Etopia becomes ‘world’s first’ carbon neutral housebuilder
Modular housing firm Etopia Group has pledged to offset all its carbon emissions after signing the UN’s Climate Neutral Now initiative.
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Hill appoints head of sustainability
Hill Group has appointed Brendan Ritchie to the newly-created role of head of sustainability.
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We must act now to reach net zero by 2050
The global pandemic presents a unique opportunity to achieve carbon neutrality.
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Planners failing on sustainability
Editor: The Town and Country Planning Association survey findings are no surprise, but hugely frustrating given the focus on sustainability, climate change and now, driving a green economy ( ‘Most planning committees fail to “seriously consider” climate crisis’ ).
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RIBA responds to £2billion Green Homes Grants
RIBA has responded to further details released by the government on the Green Homes Grant scheme.
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Most planning committees fail to ‘seriously consider’ climate crisis
Two-thirds of local authority planning committees do not “seriously consider” the climate crisis when deciding whether or not to grant planning permission.
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Derwent London sets out net-zero carbon plans
Derwent London has revealed its net-zero pathway following its committment to become a net-zero carbon business by 2030.
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Redrow nature strategy addresses biodiversity
Redrow is launching a biodiversity strategy as part of a long-standing partnership with The Wildlife Trusts charity.
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Carbon negative scheme approved in Lambeth
Lambeth Council has given the green light to Bywater Properties’ plans for a six-storey carbon neutral office development in Vauxhall.
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UKGBC sets up task force for carbon offset guidelines
The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has set up a new task force to develop guidance on renewable energy and carbon offsets for the built environment sector.
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L&G calls on government to take urgent action to reduce emissions from built environment
Legal General (L G) has written to the government calling for urgent action to reduce emissions from the built environment.
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M&G Real Estate makes zero-carbon commitment
M G Real Estate has committed to all its buildings being net-zero carbon by 2050.
