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Entries for February 2010
19 February 2010
A couple of much needed financial incentives for domestic retrofit emerged this month – from both sides of the Atlantic
18 February 2010
New rules strengthening the EU Ecolabel enter into force this month
18 February 2010
The European Commission established two new directorates general this month following the appointment of the new team of commissioners
18 February 2010
The Government’s 2008 Budget set out plans for all non-domestic buildings to be zero carbon by 2019
18 February 2010
The EU’s flagship Emissions Trading System is failing to deliver vital green investment, after a collapse in carbon prices
18 February 2010
The Energy Bill has been considered in a public bill committee in 12 sessions last month
17 February 2010
OFGEM has launched a certification scheme to show which “green electricity tariffs” have genuine environmental benefits
17 February 2010
A German study has found that only 30% of German companies are currently investing in energy efficiency
17 February 2010
A UNEP team assessing the reconstruction needs in Haiti says there will massive environmental impacts to deal with
17 February 2010
A new masterplan for the regeneration of a waterside quarter in Stockholm emphasises pedestrian priority, refurbishment and renewal
16 February 2010
The National Trust is planning to reduce fossil fuel usage in its properties by 50% within the next 10 years
16 February 2010
The Welsh Assembly Government has announced its own boiler scrappage scheme aimed at the over-60s for 2010-1 and says it expects up to 5,000 households to participate
16 February 2010
By mid-February, householders had taken up 54,758 of the 125,000 boiler scrappage vouchers launched by DECC
15 February 2010
The Government’s chief construction advisor, Paul Morrell, has called for demolition of most 1960s and 70s town and city centre buildings
15 February 2010
By the end of last month Gemserv, the Microgeneration Certification Scheme administrator, had issued 519 MCS certificates