All Climate crisis articles – Page 5
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Insight‘PV power is a long-term investment’
Hollis director Stuart Patience tells Property Week about the pros and cons of photovoltaic power and the challenges involved in installation projects.
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InsightAccelerating decarbonisation through public and private partnerships
UK cities and local authorities have set ambitious decarbonisation targets to meet the challenge of climate change and ensure a cleaner, more secure future for residents and businesses.
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NewsUBS white paper warns that failure to retrofit is ‘not an option’
The UBS Sustainability and Impact Institute has published a white paper calling for a major scaling-up of retrofit programmes to help meet net zero 2050 targets.
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NewsRICS launches built environment election manifesto
RICS has launched a new manifesto for the built environment in the lead-up to the next general election.
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OnlineInfinium Logistics buys three sites for EV fleet charging real estate fund
Infinium Logistics has spent £40m on three sites for its FleetHubs property investment platform – the world’s first dedicated EV fleet charging real estate fund.
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NewsBNG pushed back until January 2024
The government has announced it will delay new rules to make Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) mandatory in English developments until January 2024.
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NewsMJ Gleeson launches biodiversity strategy
Housebuilder MJ Gleeson today (28 September) announced a commitment to setting science-based carbon emission targets and to launch a new biodiversity strategy.
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InsightSunak’s rollback of net zero targets is ‘short-term thinking’
Industry experts have expressed anger at the government’s plans to delay its sustainability commitments.
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NewsWhy it’s vital for living sectors to support greener outcomes
True sustainability means building homes that genuinely cater to people’s needs at different stages of their lives.
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NewsRetrofit-first shift good for business and environment
It seems there is an industry-wide impetus to consider retrofit ahead of any decision to demolish and rebuild.
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NewsSustainability makes good business sense
GLi is helping to future-proof London’s logistics market with high-quality, sustainable units.
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NewsBNG delay ‘another blow to sustainable development’
The government’s decision to delay new mandatory biodiversity net gain (BNG) rules is “another blow to sustainable development”, according to senior industry figures.
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NewsUKGBC’s McWhirter slams ‘brutal’ dissolution of Energy Efficiency Taskforce
The UK Green Building Council’s (UKGBC) deputy chief executive Simon McWhirter has criticised the government’s decision to disband the Energy Efficiency Taskforce only six months on from its launch, and just days after it scrapped Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) for residential landlords.
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InsightLinesight's Niall Greene on why the gigafactory opportunity is huge
The property sector is in a race to strategically plan and construct the necessary infrastructure for a decarbonised world. This encompasses a wide range of essential elements, including renewable power generation, zero-emission transportation and net zero buildings. The magnitude of this endeavour cannot be overstated.
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OnlineGreen light for amended first phase of Manchester’s £1.5bn Mayfield development
Planning officers have given the green light to amended plans for a transport hub and 320,000 sq ft of office space in the first phase of Manchester’s £1.5bn Mayfield development.
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InsightNutrient neutrality: we are back in limbo again
Editor: The House of Lords’ rejection of the government’s proposed nutrient neutrality solution is where people playing party politics do this country no favours at all.
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InsightBeware the sunlit uplands
As I write hastily on Wednesday (20.09.23), I assume speech writers in the back rooms of No 10 Downing Street will be hammering their keyboards with even greater urgency, tasked with framing the government’s shift on climate policy in the best possible light. I don’t envy their task in polishing ...
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MarketsThe charge of the microgrids
As the National Grid runs out of capacity, Property Week looks at energy alternatives for developers.
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OnlineInvestors target UK and European offices needing sustainability upgrades
Private and institutional investors are targeting UK and European offices with poor environmental performance with a view to creating value through sustainability upgrades, a Knight Frank report has found.
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NewsGleeds’ net zero 2040 target gains Science Based Targets initiative validation
Property and construction consultancy Gleeds has had its 2040 net zero ambitions validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
