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UK Policy
29 July 2011
The influential House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has warned in its latest report that the Roadmap to a Green Economy – due for release this month - must demonstrate a “greater commitment to the green economy, and in doing so dispel any suggestion that, with its separate publication, it is an 'add-on' rather than an integral part of the Government's sustainable development plans.”
29 July 2011
Up to £1,250 could be obtained by UK householders following the Government’s announcement of financial funding towards renewable heat sources.
29 July 2011
“The risks associated with business energy use are increasing,” is the conclusion of a new white paper published by energy supplier npower.
06 July 2011
Government headquarters have exceeded the carbon targets set by Prime Minister David Cameron in May last year, by reducing its carbon emissions by 13.8% in the year, it has been announced.
29 June 2011
MPs on the Energy Bill Committee held ten intense sessions to scrutinise the detail of the bill, which will bring into being the Green Deal, which took up the bulk of the debate. SB policy consultant, Dr David Lowry picks out some highlights.
09 June 2011
Cuts to subsidies for solar projects over 50 kw have been announced by the Department of Energy and Climate Change, a move which has been labelled by industry commentators as one which will “effectively kill the UK solar industry”.
08 June 2011
New evidence to support a new clause to make Display Energy Certificates mandatory in commercial buildings has been published by the UK Green Building Council, as well as a list of signatories supporting the move.
31 May 2011
A law-enshrined green bank advisory group and investment powers within a year were among the details of the Green Investment Bank announced by deputy prime minister Nick Clegg and business secretary Dr Vince Cable this month.
31 May 2011
A tool that will allow small and medium sized businesses to monitor a countdown to low carbon policies has been launched to provide key signposts for the industry.
15 April 2011
A new Bill has been presented in the House of Commons that would see local plans for energy efficiency made transparent, and encourage energy efficiency at local authority level.
14 April 2011
Dishwashers, TVs and fridge freezers are among the domestic white goods to be allocated a new energy saving rating label, set to launch on 20 June 2011.
07 April 2011
The Government is working with large energy companies to provide promotional Green Deal material, to help inform consumers of the options available to them, a minister has said in a written answer.
01 April 2011
MPs have called for less bureaucracy and change in culture in order to embed a new strategy of sustainability across Government, the Environmental Audit Committee has heard.
29 March 2011
The UK Green Building Council has is calling for all non-residential buildings to display their A to G rating, as a measure introduced through the Energy Bill.
29 March 2011
George Osborne’s Budget saw the UK become the first country in the world to introduce a carbon floor tax. Simon Napper looks at what this means for the renewable energy sector.