All Sustainability UK policy and regulation articles – Page 14
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NewsMinisters exploring ways to extend Green Deal to vacant properties
Don Foster says he is working with Ed Davey to ensure private landlords can use Green Deal to retrofit vacant properties
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CommentCut red tape, not green development
Scrapping the Code for Sustainable Homes risks throwing the baby out with the bathwater
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CommentGreen buildings are simply better for people
We spend more than 80% of our lives in buildings, so let’s make them good places to be
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CommentDon't abolish the Planning and Energy Act
Eric Pickles used to champion this legislation, why is he now trying to do away with it?
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CommentThe Green Deal isn't perfect but we need it
Instead of throwing stones at the Green Deal, let’s put our energy into how it can be improved
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CommentGood riddance to the Code for Sustainable Homes
If we rush into mass retrofit without proper research, we will make the same old mistakes with the UK’s housing
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CommentIt's time to end housing standards outside of regulations
Developing a set of national housing standards outside of the Building Regulations would cause confusion
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CommentThis is a critical time for low-carbon housing policy
There are a number of political balls in the air and this is a critical period
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NewsCBI: Use tax incentives to turn commercial property green
Report calls for variable business rates and non-domestic Green Deal to boost energy efficiency work
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CommentLow-carbon UK? Don’t hold your breath
The government’s policies on lowering carbon emissions aren’t working
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NewsFears over plan to scrap Code for Sustainable Homes
Government proposals raise concerns that vital areas of sustainability will not be covered by fresh standards
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NewsCity Halls prioritise energy efficiency
Study finds varying responses to climate change from city bosses
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NewsGovernment spends £450k per Green Deal plan
Around £16m spent marketing and administering flagship Green Deal retrofit scheme - around £450,000 for each signed Green Deal plan
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NewsCentrica boss slams retrofit costs
Chief executive criticises Green Deal’s “complicated” sister scheme the Energy Company Obligation
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NewsFears government zero-carbon plan will harm recovery
Industry concerned vagueness of allowable solutions proposals will weaken nascent housing recovery
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NewsGovernment to cap zero-carbon cost to housebuilders
Government estimates cost of introducing ‘allowable solutions’ to housebuilding industry could be as much as £224m per year
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NewsOfgem freezes solar subsidies for rest of 2013
Solar feed-in-tariff remains stable as installations level-off over the last year
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FeaturesInterview: Ed Davey, energy secretary
The energy secretary on the Green Deal, nuclear, and George Osborne’s climate change scepticism
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CommentPart L: This is the bare minimum
These changes as the bare minimum to retain credibility for zero carbon from 2016
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NewsGovernment unveils changes to Part L
The government has announced its long-awaited changes to Part L of the building regulations