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Committee on Climate Change expresses concerns over Green Deal
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has expressed concerns about the success of the Green Deal following the recent launch of a consultation on the government’s proposals. In an open letter to Chris Huhne MP, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, the CCC voiced its concern that the current Green Deal plan will [...]
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DECC announces new funding for community and public sector energy projects
The Department for Energy and Climate Change announced on 7th December a £30 million boost in funding for public sector and community energy efficiency projects. Energy Secretary Chris Huhne stated that £10 million would be distributed through the Local Energy Assessment Fund (LEAF), and £20 million through the existing public sector Salix loans scheme. The [...]
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Central policies, local practices: can localism deliver on the green agenda?
Local Energy’s Chief Executive Andy Johnston comments in a Guardian Article
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Local authorities: What will the Green Deal mean for you?
After the launch on 23 November of the Green Deal consultation, and the announcement shortly after that an extra £200 million will be allocated by the treasury to ensure uptake Karen Lawrence, head of consulting here at Local Energy, shares her thoughts on what the programme will mean for local authorities. Local authorities using [...]
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Green Deal consultation launched with information note for local authorities
The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) published on 22 November a consultation on the long-awaited flagship ‘Green Deal’ programme. DECC also released an information note for local authorities outlining what role they might play in the Green Deal. We encourage local authorities to have a look at the consultation, which ends on 18 [...]
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Precursor to the Renewable Heat Incentive sees uptake of air source heat pumps
The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) announced on Friday 18 November that 24 social housing landlords have each secured up to £175,000 in the first phase of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) to install green heating systems, with air source heat pumps proving the most popular technology. BusinessGreen reported that according to the [...]
CRC Performance League Table – Labour local authorities perform better than Cons and Lib Dems
Our analysis of the CRC Performance League Table (PLT) has found that amongst the 166 local authority participants in England and Wales, Labour councils performed better than Conservative and Liberal Democrat. Interestingly, councils with no overall political control performed significantly better than those with it. The Average EAM figures were 41.7 for those with no [...]
