All Sustainability UK policy and regulation articles – Page 14
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News
Ministers exploring ways to extend Green Deal to vacant properties
Don Foster says he is working with Ed Davey to ensure private landlords can use Green Deal to retrofit vacant properties
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Comment
Cut red tape, not green development
Scrapping the Code for Sustainable Homes risks throwing the baby out with the bathwater
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Comment
Green buildings are simply better for people
We spend more than 80% of our lives in buildings, so let’s make them good places to be
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Comment
Don't abolish the Planning and Energy Act
Eric Pickles used to champion this legislation, why is he now trying to do away with it?
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The Green Deal isn't perfect but we need it
Instead of throwing stones at the Green Deal, let’s put our energy into how it can be improved
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Comment
Good riddance to the Code for Sustainable Homes
If we rush into mass retrofit without proper research, we will make the same old mistakes with the UK’s housing
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Comment
It's time to end housing standards outside of regulations
Developing a set of national housing standards outside of the ڶ Regulations would cause confusion
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Comment
This is a critical time for low-carbon housing policy
There are a number of political balls in the air and this is a critical period
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News
CBI: Use tax incentives to turn commercial property green
Report calls for variable business rates and non-domestic Green Deal to boost energy efficiency work
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Comment
Low-carbon UK? Don’t hold your breath
The government’s policies on lowering carbon emissions aren’t working
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News
Fears over plan to scrap Code for Sustainable Homes
Government proposals raise concerns that vital areas of sustainability will not be covered by fresh standards
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City Halls prioritise energy efficiency
Study finds varying responses to climate change from city bosses
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Government spends £450k per Green Deal plan
Around £16m spent marketing and administering flagship Green Deal retrofit scheme - around £450,000 for each signed Green Deal plan
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Centrica boss slams retrofit costs
Chief executive criticises Green Deal’s “complicated” sister scheme the Energy Company Obligation
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Fears government zero-carbon plan will harm recovery
Industry concerned vagueness of allowable solutions proposals will weaken nascent housing recovery
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Government to cap zero-carbon cost to housebuilders
Government estimates cost of introducing ‘allowable solutions’ to housebuilding industry could be as much as £224m per year
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Ofgem freezes solar subsidies for rest of 2013
Solar feed-in-tariff remains stable as installations level-off over the last year
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Features
Interview: Ed Davey, energy secretary
The energy secretary on the Green Deal, nuclear, and George Osborne’s climate change scepticism
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Comment
Part L: This is the bare minimum
These changes as the bare minimum to retain credibility for zero carbon from 2016
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News
Government unveils changes to Part L
The government has announced its long-awaited changes to Part L of the building regulations