Sustainability News – Page 11
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Imtech UK water, waste and energy division falls into administration
Business not part of the refinancing deal to save Imtech UK, leaving up to 69 jobs under threat
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Feed-in tariffs next in line for government axe
Government starts consultation on future of feed-in tariffs due to scheme’s “projected overspend”
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Green Deal installations hit record level in June
Latest official data shows Green Deal financing was at its highest point before scheme was scrapped
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Climate change summit to have dedicated ɵ̨s Day
Day at the 2015 UN Climate Change Conference in Paris will be devoted to built environment
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Zero carbon affordable homes unveiled in Hampshire
Architect Ash Sakula says it’s “very regrettable” the government has not stuck to 2016 zero carbon target
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£8bn offshore windfarm gets go-ahead
Energy secretary Amber Rudd has given green light to £8bn Dogger Bank Teesside A and B prioject in north east
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Government could face legal action over Green Deal funding axe
Anonymous source says funding cut could lead to potential judicial review challenge
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Seven-month wait for new retrofit policy
BRE boss Peter Bonfield, who is leading a review of energy efficiency policy, says replacement schemes will ‘put the consumer first’
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Obama puts renewables incentives in climate change plan
US President to tackle climate change with plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions from power plans by 32%
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Government aiming for new energy deal
Energy efficiency minister will submit new suite of policies to the Treasury for autumn spending review, after industry reacts furiously to axing of Green Deal
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Rudd looks to end green subsidies
In first major speech energy secretary says eco technologies need to “stand on their own two feet”
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Designs for Interserve's major new HQ unveiled
‘Hub’ building near Birmingham airport will be home to 1,200 staff
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Green Deal 'dead in water' after funding pulled
Government axes Green Deal Finance Company and the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund
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Small-scale solar subsidies now up for the chop
Department for Energy and Climate Change consulting on plans to axe subsidies on solar farms up to 5MW
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Zero carbon is 'commercially viable', says Solcer House creator
The research centre behind the Solcer House ‘smart home’ slams government U-turn on zero carbon
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More than 200 firms slam government's zero carbon U-turn
Signatories of the letter include senior directors and executives at Aldersgate Group, Argent, Bouygues, Buro Happold, Lendlease, Sir Robert McAlpine and Willmott Dixon
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Embodied carbon research nets £250,000
Consortium inclinding Laing O’Rourke, Arup and Faithful Gould secures funding for whole life carbon assessments
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Zero carbon U-turn 'will mean 2 million tonnes of additional CO2'
Consultants say government risks up to 2 million tonnes of additional emissions after zero-carbon homes U-turn
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VolkerFitzpatrick bags wind farm blade factory
Contractor wins deal to build wind turbine blade factory for Siemens in Hull
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NuGen land deal for £10bn nuclear power plant
Proposed £10bn Moorside nuclear power plant gets boost