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Entries for 'Simon Napper'
29 November 2010
A flagship of the last Government’s low carbon programme, the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme is being radically overhauled. Simon Napper asks, how well does it sit with the Prime Minister’s boast to make this the greenest Government ever?
13 October 2010
Is the United Kingdom really a suitable place to build solar heated and powered housing? SB policy consultant Dr David Lowry dips into a two volume study to find some answers.
27 August 2010
Recent research has shown that the impacts of climate change will present opportunities for UK businesses across a range of sectors such as construction and retrofitting, water management, tourism, transport and food production
20 August 2010
A new report funded by the European Commission makes a strong case for integrating biodiversity into private sector business plans
20 August 2010
The European Commission has published the 2009 Environment Policy Review
29 July 2010
A new document from the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology highlights the potential benefits of ‘biochar’
28 July 2010
The proposal to create a Green Investment Bank has been broadly welcomed, but questions remain
27 July 2010
European heads of government have been criticised for failing to grasp the benefits of energy efficiency
27 July 2010
Renewable energy sources accounted for 62% (17GW) of the new electricity generation capacity installed in the EU27 in 2009
23 July 2010
The onward march of technology is threatening to disrupt the energy management strategies of many organisations
22 July 2010
Three of the largest EU countries are supporting the European Commission’s proposal for a 30% reduction of the bloc’s carbon emissions by 2020
16 July 2010
The Government has launched a consultation on a new Microgeneration Strategy for England
20 May 2010
The number of wind turbines deployed in the EU grew by over 13% between 2008 and 2009, according to a EurObserv’ER barometer study for the European Commission
19 May 2010
The first rural social housing scheme to be assessed for Passiv Haus certification has been given the go ahead
19 May 2010
A group of trade bodies is calling on the Government to alter the tax system to encourage large-scale house building from institutions, such as pension funds and insurance companies