All Net zero articles – Page 6
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ProfessionalDevelopers branch out with regenerative design principles
New method helps developers build schemes that are both sustainable and beneficial for the environment.
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NewsCOP28: time to pick up the pace
This week’s COP28 summit provided a suitable point at which to assess the UK’s progress in decarbonising its built environment, with reports from RICS and UKGBC, among others, providing clear lines in the sand for the industry.
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NewsUKGBC and RICS reports highlight lack of sustainability progress on COP28 Built Environment Day
Reports today (6 December) from the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) and RICS, published on Built Environment Day at the COP28 climate conference, have revealed a significant lack of progress from the industry in reducing carbon emissions.
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ProfessionalWhat can we do to increase uptake of rooftop solar on city buildings?
Renewable energy generation has an important role to play in achieving net zero by 2050. There is a particular spotlight on solar, with the government targeting an increase in solar capacity to 70 gigawatts by 2035.
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OnlineGreen Finance Institute says property-linked finance could unlock ‘billions of pounds of investment’
The introduction of property-linked finance (PLF) into the UK market could unlock £52bn to £70bn of private capital to upgrade inefficient buildings, according to a report from the Green Finance Institute (GFI).
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NewsForgotten but not gone: what’s not in the Autumn Statement
Every Budget or Autumn Statement is notable for the measures not announced as much as those presented at the despatch box.
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NewsLandsec gets green light for £500m City office development
The City of London Corporation has approved Landsec’s £500m plans to redevelop 55 and 65 Old Broad Street.
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NewsSchroder mitigates high yields with rental growth as it seeks sustainability focus
Schroder REIT has unveiled plans to formally include sustainability at the centre of its investment proposition for the first time as it asks shareholders to support a proposed sustainability improvement and decarbonisation strategy.
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OnlineDowning to offer sustainability-linked lending to property developers
Downing has launched a sustainability-linked lending programme for property developers.
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OnlineAviva begins construction of fossil-fuel-free Essex life sciences scheme
Aviva Investors’ has started developing an additional 60,000 sq ft of facilities at its new Sidney Sussex Building on life sciences centre Chesterford Research Park near Cambridge.
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NewsUKGBC launches guide to improve embodied carbon reporting
The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has launched guidance to help the construction industry better address the environmental impact of projects, with the aim of improving consistency and transparency of embodied carbon modelling.
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InsightChancellor can restore confidence in net zero goals
Editor: After the government’s disappointing U-turn on net zero, the Autumn Statement is a chance for it to reinvigorate investor confidence and voter trust that it has a suitably urgent plan for tackling climate change.
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InsightBuilding consensus: big interview with new UKGBC chief exec Smith Mordak
UKGBC’s new chief executive Smith Mordak talks exclusively to Property Week’s Lem Bingley about the challenge of shifting hearts and minds in spite of current headwinds.
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InsightWe need to learn to live with nature, not against it
This headline comes from a quote by Sir David Attenborough, taken from the documentary series: The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet.
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NewsPre-COP28 report highlights barriers to energy transition
A report published today by infrastructure consultancy AECOM has found that the dilution and delay of energy transition policy is affecting how businesses deliver decarbonisation.
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NewsTurner & Townsend adds three to sustainability team
Turner & Townsend has bolstered its 200-strong sustainability team with a series of senior appointments as it seeks to help clients prepare for net zero.
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NewsGovernment Property Agency submits plans for new European weather HQ
The Government Property Agency (GPA) has submitted a planning application for a new headquarters for the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF).
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InsightCarbon counting will barely count
Toward the end of an absorbing performance of the play Frank and Percy, Percy (played by Ian McKellen) admits to Frank (Roger Allam) he is being shunned by his academic peers for daring to suggest fighting climate change is hopeless. Frank, newly widowed, and Percy, newly single, edge into a ...
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NewsEarls Court Development Company sets out £5bn investment ambition for climate tech hub
The Earls Court Development Company (ECDC) has set out ambitions to attract £5bn of investment to help fund 2.5m sq ft of climate tech office and lab space at the former Earls Court Exhibition Centre site in central London.
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OnlineUtopi: Changing behaviours by data, not anecdote
It’s no surprise to anyone in the real estate sector that net zero carbon is approaching, and fast.
