Entries for November 2009

UK Green Building Council chief executive Paul King has challenged the whole country to cut carbon emissions from the built environment by half by 2020

Greenpeace UK has launched a campaign to get Canada to take action to tackle climate change or leave the Commonwealth of Nations.

Conservative shadow housing minister Grant Shapps has said that the party, if elected, would arrange for households to be given up to £6,500 to make their homes energy efficient

BRE has published a report called Complying with the Code for Sustainable Homes: Lessons learnt on the BRE Innovation Park

Liberal Democrat shadow chancellor Vince Cable has set out proposals for a National Infrastructure Bank to fund sustainable infrastructure and create jobs.

A new taskforce has been set up with the aim of saving historic church buildings by putting them at the heart of regeneration projects

The US Green Building Council has agreed to collaborate with the Sierra Club’s Cool Cities Programme

President Obama is said to be “eager” to move progress towards an international agreement forwards at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, which he will attend on 9 December.

Conservative shadow chancellor George Osborne has said that he wants the Treasury to become more involved in tackling climate change.

Housing minister John Healey has said the Government will give an extra £3.2m to help fund research into energy efficient homes

The Government has published for consultation a document outlining options for zero carbon new non-domestic buildings legislation

A report from the Confederation of British Industry concludes that construction will play a key part in delivering up to 80% of the emissions reductions required by 2022

The European Parliament and the Council of Ministers have agreed on the main provisions for a recast Energy Performance of Buildings Directive

Climate change featured prominently in the Queen’s speech today, coming in second only to economic recovery, as two Bills were released by the Government

Climate change featured prominently in the Queen’s speech today, coming in second only to economic recovery