All net zero articles 鈥� Page 3
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CommentProcrastination over HS2 is the one thing we don鈥檛 need right now
Rishi Sunak鈥檚 dithering and doubting over key infrastructure projects聽and the green agenda is damaging the UK鈥檚 prospects for economic growth and our global reputation, writes Richard Steer
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CommentNet zero and the Loch Ness monster tax bill
A recent court ruling about a hydroelectric scheme at Loch Ness has implications for government policy on net zero
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CommentThere is nothing long-term about Sunak鈥檚 net zero policy U-turn
The prime minister鈥檚 insistence he can hit legally binding targets without imposing unreasonable costs on voters is a fig leaf for inaction, writes Thomas Lane
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NewsIndustry dismay over Sunak鈥檚 expected net zero U-turn
Government set to roll back pledge to ban new gas boilers by 2030 and set tougher energy efficiency targets for landlords
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NewsRICS publishes second edition of whole life carbon assessments standard
Updated version expanded to encompass all built assets across the world
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NewsIndustry calls for new energy and net zero secretary to push housing retrofit
Claire Coutinho replaces Grant Shapps at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
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CommentSunak and Starmer should give construction the attention it deserves
There is an opportunity for the two biggest parties to put the built environment front and centre, writes Richard Steer
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CommentWe still aren鈥檛 moving fast enough in the race against climate change
The government claims its third national adaptation programme represents a step-change in its approach to approving infrastructure resilience.聽 David Smith is not so sure
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FeaturesThe battle SMEs face in reducing their emissions - and proving it
What is holding back small firms that want to reduce their carbon emissions? Tom Lowe reports for the 黑洞社区 the Future Commission.
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NewsSunak confirms backing for Scotland carbon capture facility
Prime minister also outlines plans to grant more than 100 new oil and gas drilling licences
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CommentM&S Oxford Street: Not just any planning decision 鈥� a聽Michael Gove planning decision鈥�
The secretary of state鈥檚 intervention in this case is bizarre, illogical, unhelpful and politically motivated, writes Gleeds chairman Richard Steer
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NewsM&S boss blasts Gove鈥檚 鈥榰tterly pathetic鈥� Oxford Street refusal
Retailer to review its position at flagship store after nearly a century on London鈥檚 busiest shopping street
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CommentGove鈥檚 M&S decision: the start of a new era, or a ploy to conceal net zero backsliding?
Does the landmark decision signal a clear change in government policy, or does it just presage more uncertainty, asks Ben Flatman
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NewsGove鈥檚 M&S decision: how the industry reacted
Move to block rebuild of flagship Oxford Street store broadly welcomed but retail body warns it could damage the West End
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NewsUK has one of the lowest rates of heat pump installation in Europe
Climate Change Committee says government is now 鈥渟ignificantly off track鈥� its heat pump targets
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NewsGovernment spending less than half the money it says is needed to keep schools safe
Just 24 contracts awarded under programme to rebuild or refurbish 500 schools announced three years ago, NAO report finds
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NewsNet zero transition could create 230,000 construction jobs by 2030, says CCC
Development of green workforce will require co-ordination聽
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CommentA carbon border tax is essential to prevent the 鈥榦ffshoring鈥� of emissions
Government consultation is welcome but it is action we need聽to protect UK jobs and make real progress towards net zero, Diana Casey of the Mineral Products Association writes
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CommentIf we need a retrofit war effort 鈥� where鈥檚 our army?
聽The case for a skilled workforce to adapt historic buildings is there and we have no time to waste, says Grosvenor鈥檚 Tor Burrows
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NewsGovernment appoints NatWest boss as energy efficiency taskforce co-chair
Alison Rose to lead team alongside energy minister Martin Callanan