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Communities minister Iain Wright has described the energy performance effects of home information packs as extremely encouraging.

The cement industry has protested angrily at a newspaper article which identified it as a major obstacle on the world’s path to a low-carbon economy.

London mayor Ken Livingstone’s advisors have come down in favour of living roofs and walls in a technical report which will be published later this year.

A competition has been launched in which streets across the nation will aim to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions. The campaign, run by British Gas, is entitled ‘Green Streets’.

The East of England Regional Assembly has suggested the Government replaces its “eco-towns” approach with an “eco-neighbourhoods” drive.

Communities minister Baroness Andrews told Liberal Democrat communities.

Energy minister Malcolm Wicks told former environment minister Elliot Morley that the Energy White Paper.

From a budget of £36m for the Low Carbon Buildings Programme Phase 1 there remains £16,492,729 uncommitted,

The RICS has warned that the impact of its energy efficiency measures in new buildings will be minimal if the government continues to ignore the need to refurbish and retrofit existing buildings.

The UK Green Building Council wants a more flexible ‘Merton Plus’ approach to planning to increase take-up of renewable energy in new building developments.

The government has been criticised for only spending a quarter of the funds it pledged for energy efficiency.

Draft regulations on the Stamp Duty Land Tax (Zero-Carbon Homes Relief) Regulations 2007 were laid before the House of Commons on 18 October.

The European Parliament’s Committee on Industry has backed a critical report on energy efficiency implementation by MEP Fiona Hall.

The Pre-Budget Report (PBR)* and Comprehensive Spending Review 2007(CSR07) contained little of direct benefit to the sustainable buildings sector.

Complaints over sharp practice by solar panel salesmen retrofitting existing housing stock have risen sharply in England.