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IStructE raises concerns about lack of embodied carbon regulation within proposals

|Date: 18 April, 2024

IStructE raises concerns about lack of embodied carbon regulation within proposals

The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) has written to the Secretary of State for the Departme ...

The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) has written to the Secretary of State for the Department Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) to express its concern that the regulation of ...

18 April, 2024
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UK100 | The future is local

|Date: 22 February, 2024

UK100 | The future is local

Warm homes and local energy: Christopher Hammond, Chief Executive of UK100 discusses the key to securing ...

Warm homes and local energy: Christopher Hammond, Chief Executive of UK100 discusses the key to securing our future locally. Last year was the planet’s hottest year on record, by far(1). The need for ...

22 February, 2024
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Local leaders express alarm over reported plan to abandon imminent clean heat policy

|Date: 12 February, 2024

Local leaders express alarm over reported plan to abandon imminent clean heat policy

The UK’s only cross-party network for ambitious local climate action, UK100, has expressed serious concer ...

The UK’s only cross-party network for ambitious local climate action, UK100, has expressed serious concerns regarding reports that the Government is considering abandoning the Clean Heat Market Mechan ...

12 February, 2024
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Damning Levelling Up Committee report highlights a failed funding system that puts local government climate hopes at risk

|Date: 2 February, 2024

Damning Levelling Up Committee report highlights a failed funding system that puts local government climate hopes at risk

UK100, the UK’s cross-party network for ambitious local climate action, has warned that short-term fixes ...

UK100, the UK’s cross-party network for ambitious local climate action, has warned that short-term fixes will not resolve the financial distress threatening to derail councils’ efforts to cut emission ...

2 February, 2024
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London under-prepared for flooding and extreme heat, new report warns — climate charity Ashden highlights inclusive solutions

|Date: 18 January, 2024

London under-prepared for flooding and extreme heat, new report warns — climate charity Ashden highlights inclusive solutions

The interim report of the London Climate Resilience Review should prompt decision-makers to bring proven ...

The interim report of the London Climate Resilience Review should prompt decision-makers to bring proven solutions from around the UK to the capital, says climate charity Ashden. London boroughs, the ...

18 January, 2024
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Cost of living preventing Londoners from reducing carbon emissions by saving energy

|Date: 12 December, 2023

Cost of living preventing Londoners from reducing carbon emissions by saving energy

Almost three-quarters of Londoners (73%) say the cost-of-living crisis has made it more difficult for the ...

Almost three-quarters of Londoners (73%) say the cost-of-living crisis has made it more difficult for them to take action to help prevent climate change, new polling commissioned by London Councils re ...

12 December, 2023
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Council responds to climate change league table ranking

|Date: 20 October, 2023

Council responds to climate change league table ranking

The Climate Emergency UK rankings reflect what councils have achieved in tackling climate change. These h ...

The Climate Emergency UK rankings reflect what councils have achieved in tackling climate change. These have awarded Dacorum Borough Council 33%, ranking the Council at 44th place amongst 164 English ...

20 October, 2023
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Council wins national award for local area energy mapping project

|Date: 13 October, 2023

Council wins national award for local area energy mapping project

Oxfordshire County Council has won a national award for its role in a project that could revolutionise th ...

Oxfordshire County Council has won a national award for its role in a project that could revolutionise the way energy is produced and used in the UK. The council won the award for the best climate act ...

13 October, 2023
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New £10m initiative to decarbonise schools — lowering emissions and inspiring students

|Date: 28 July, 2023

New £10m initiative to decarbonise schools — lowering emissions and inspiring students

A new £10m partnership between Green Future Investments Ltd (GFIL) and Let’s Go Zero — the campaign for a ...

A new £10m partnership between Green Future Investments Ltd (GFIL) and Let’s Go Zero — the campaign for all schools to be zero carbon by 2030 — is set to boost climate action in schools across England ...

28 July, 2023
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Local climate action hampered by Whitehall says new report from the Climate Change Committee

|Date: 19 July, 2023

Local climate action hampered by Whitehall says new report from the Climate Change Committee

New research released today (19th July 2023) shows that a lack of clarity about central government policy ...

New research released today (19th July 2023) shows that a lack of clarity about central government policy is undermining the ability of local planners to mitigate and adapt to climate change. The Spat ...

19 July, 2023
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Oldham Council and Jigsaw Homes start work on new homes for young people at risk of homelessness

New affordable housing development in High Wycombe given green light

Ground broken on zero-gas affordable homes development in Sheffield

Mayor joins Livv Housing Group to celebrate completion of its £35m development in Prescot

100 new council homes for Westminster

£11million expansion at North Birmingham Academy

Cutting-edge extra care scheme opened

Award-winning regeneration delivers 22 new affordable homes in Sale West

Coldhurst home improvements receive warm praise

JPS launches first ever dual-offering AVAIL Housing Hub in Aberdeen

IStructE raises concerns about lack of embodied carbon regulation within proposals

IStructE raises concerns about lack of embodied carbon regulation within proposals

UK100 | The future is local

UK100 | The future is local

Local leaders express alarm over reported plan to abandon imminent clean heat policy

Local leaders express alarm over reported plan to abandon imminent clean heat policy

Damning Levelling Up Committee report highlights a failed funding system that puts local government climate hopes at risk

Damning Levelling Up Committee report highlights a failed funding system that puts local government climate hopes at risk

Council responds to climate change league table ranking

Council responds to climate change league table ranking

Council wins national award for local area energy mapping project

Council wins national award for local area energy mapping project

New £10m initiative to decarbonise schools — lowering emissions and inspiring students

New £10m initiative to decarbonise schools — lowering emissions and inspiring students

Local climate action hampered by Whitehall says new report from the Climate Change Committee

Local climate action hampered by Whitehall says new report from the Climate Change Committee