All net zero articles – Page 12
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Firms must publish carbon credentials to win public work
Government makes contractors reveal current footprint and reduction plans to bid for work worth more than £5m
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Major challenges in persuading homeowners to install heat pumps, government admits
BEIS tells industry that energy saving devices can cost up to £35,000 each and could increase fuel bills
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‘Incentives not fines’ will persuade homeowners to replace gas boilers
Energy department clarifies plans to reduce domestic carbon emissions
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Government boosts funding for rail upgrades by £401m
Investment worth £317m will go to electrifying the Transpennine route in net zero push
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Ministers accused of ‘Soviet-style’ planning to replace gas boilers
Boiler manufacturers could be forced to make heat pumps and penalised if they fail to sell enough
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CLC wants industry’s views on tracking net zero progress
Findings will inform criteria for judging firms’ carbon cutting efforts
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What can construction learn from M&S, John Lewis and the Co-op?
Retailers are taking their customers’ concerns about the climate crisis to heart, but Richard Steer is not sure the building industry can say the same
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Features
Cost model: Zero carbon offices
UK offices could well become the standard-bearers for innovative carbon-cutting practices – here Aecom provides a cost breakdown of a typical low carbon office scheme
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Comment
Hydrogen is not a silver bullet solution
Hydrogen is seen as the Swiss Army knife of net zero solutions – but is it really?
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Countdown to COP26: A good start – but still a long way to go
As momentum builds towards COP26, developers are making impressive-sounding commitments with their net zero pathways and strategies
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The urgency of now: how can construction meet its green targets?
A report by the Climate Change Committee sets out a host of ambitious carbon reduction targets and points to where resources need to be focused. Thomas Lane looks at three of the areas of most interest to construction and assesses what it will take to meet the targets
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Carbon targets have been set – now the hard work really starts
Turning well-meaning words about climate change into measurable action requires fundamental change across the industry, writes Mark FarmerÂ
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Mace, Laing O’Rourke and T&T named net zero carbon champions
CLC reveals list that includes Arcadis, RLB and Multiplex - and invites others to sign up
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Firms picked to pilot value toolkit on projects
Final version of a suite of tools to help clients maximise value expected later this year
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Government throws further support behind CLC’s plan to publish firms’ net zero progress
Construction minister confirms consultation on initiative to launch in May
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Government needs to help industry achieve new net zero targets, experts warn
Technologies and plans need to be supported and funded, groups add
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Infrastructure decarbonisation happening too slowly, CLC warns
Industry body wants sector to speed up process
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The drive for green machines
Things are changing on construction sites, and some of the biggest polluters are taking significant steps to reduce their carbon footprint