Our November Carbon Saving Public Sector (CSPS) events are now fast approaching, and so we wanted to update a little further on the main areas we will be covering: Emissions reduction and forecasting – what is your emissions reduction … Continued
If you want to avoid paying an extra 10% for your carbon allowances next April, you should have at least one actual meter read for every supply by the end of this month (September 2011). The CRC guidance states … Continued
When launched in autumn 2012, the Green Deal will enable households and businesses to improve the energy efficiency of their properties, without incurring up-front costs. While still in the process of drawing up detailed guidance for the scheme, the … Continued
The Think Tank Green Alliance last week launched their ‘Climate Check’ report, in collaboration with the WWF, RSPB, Greenpeace and Christian Aid. The intention of the report is to “provide a detailed analysis of the Coalition government’s progress against … Continued
The Energy and Climate Change Committee last week launched an inquiry to investigate the case for consumption-based greenhouse gas emissions reporting in the UK. Introducing the inquiry, they report that while UK emissions have decreased since 1990, “it has … Continued
An issue that arose during our July CSPS events, and has since been raised again, is whether the necessary selectivity of houses chosen for solar/ PV panel installation in council schemes could breach equality legislation. This is potentially a … Continued
As part of the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s (DECC’s) efforts to simplify the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) Energy Efficiency Scheme, KPMG was appointed to conduct a survey of CRC participants on the administrative time and costs of … Continued
The recently established London Green Fund is currently in the process of launching the London Energy Efficiency Fund (LEEF), which has been gathered from several sources including the European Union’s JESSICA initiative (Joint European Support for Sustainable Investment for Cities). … Continued
The UK government is now committed to reductions of greenhouse gas emissions of 80% by 2050; with 5-year carbon budgets laying out a staged timetable of legally binding national reductions towards this deadline. The first three 5-year budgets have … Continued
In June this year the European Commission published the draft ‘Energy Efficiency Directive’, which is now open for consultation until the end of September. The draft legislation lays out the framework to achieve the EU’s target of 20 per … Continued