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WORLD LEADERS AGREE GLASGOW CLIMATE PACT AT COP 26
With the COP26 Summit drawing to a close In Glasgow, world leaders have agreed a new 'Glasgow Climate Pact'. All nations have agreed to set new climate targets by the end of next year, the phasing down of unabated fossil fuel use and the ending of inefficient...
LONG-AWAITED ENVIRONMENT BILL ENSHRINED IN LAW
It has been more than two years since the Environment Bill was introduced and finally, during the second week of COP 26, it finally received Royal Assent. Whilst there has been significant criticism with regard to the strength of action, the Act has been largely...
JUST MORE HOT AIR – DISAPPOINTING END TO G20 SUMMIT
World leaders departed from Rome from the G20 Summit heading for Glasgow to Cop26 on 31st October 2021 having met to discuss actions to address economic recovery from Covid-19, the ongoing public health emergency, and the climate crisis. One would have expected, given...
AUTUMN BUDGET 2021: DISAPPOINTING SILENCE ON ENERGY AND GREEN ISSUES
With the majority of announcements made in the budget being leaked or shared in advance, there was little that came as a surprise. What the Chancellor did not say was more in focus than what he did. A primary focus currently which is putting pressure on businesses and...
NET-ZERO STRATEGY PUBLISHED TO ‘BUILD BACK BETTER’ AHEAD OF COP26
The long awaiting Net-Zero Strategy has finally been published following long delays. The strategy details how the UK will decarbonise and aims to transform every sector of the global economy. It incorporates all previous climate change commitments and builds on these...
GOVERNMENT UNVEILS £3.9BN TO DELIVER HEAT AND BUILDINGS STRATEGY
The government has unveiled a £3.9bn plan to bring down the cost of low-carbon heating systems including heat pumps. The strategy aspires to ensure that running more energy-efficient heating technology is at least cost-neutral and potentially cheaper than existing...
‘ADAPT OR DIE’: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY DELIVERS STARK WARNING TO UK GOVERNMENT
The Environment Agency (EA) issued a stark alert to the UK Government ahead of COP26, asserting the need to bolster climate adaptation plans or risk deadly floods and a major economic crisis. The call to action was detailed in the organisation’s latest annual report...
CONSULTATION – THE END OF GREENWASHING FOR CONSUMERS?
The UK Government has published a consultation to design a new framework to ensure transparency of the carbon content of energy purchased. The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has launched the consultation in response to concerns over...
HEAT NETWORK REGULATIONS – NOVEMBER 2021 DEADLINE LOOMING
Preparing for the November 2021 deadline – it’s all in the approach Many landlords and property management companies are now taking steps towards ensuring compliance with the upcoming Heat Networks (Metering and Billing) Regulations (HNR) deadline in November. Whilst...
COP 26 – UK PRESSURE FOR GLOBAL ACTION ON ‘COAL, CARS, CASH & TREES’
Following on from the IPCC report conclusions which found that global temperature increases are likely to exceed the 1.5C agreed in the Paris Agreement, Boris Johnson has promised action on the UK’s priorities for COP26, promising pledges and plans to secure...