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The changing effects on domestic energy expenditure from housing characteristics and the recent rapid energy price movements
Posted on: 21 May 2012
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The RICS has published a report which examines how dwelling types and lifestyles can affect energy expenditure. It reveals that those renting in the private sector pay on average £31 more every year than homeowners and £90 more than tenants living in social housing. Those who own their own property are more likely to effectively insulate and modernise heating facilities than private landlords, and consequentially see a direct impact on their energy use and spend. However, a lack of incentives for private landlords to insulate their rental properties and update heating equipment is thought to result in higher bills for their tenants.
Climate neutral cities: How to make cities less energy and carbon intensive and more resilient to climatic challenges
Posted on: 17 May 2012
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The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe has published a report which outlines a range of systemic interrelated measures for a progressive transformation towards low-energy, low-carbon, highly resilient and ultimately climate neutral cities. Its recommendations fall under four main headings, with coordination through a well-managed city-level framework being perhaps the most essential ingredient for success. The four headings are: waste management; low carbon mobility; urban energy infrastructure; and urban form and green spaces. The report concludes by introducing a city roadmap for climate neutrality with guidelines for setting up an organisational framework and to developing priority actions.
Passive Design Assistant
Posted on: 11 May 2012
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The Passive Design Assistant tool is new software that helps demonstrate the passive design principals of buildings to non-specialists, and enables key design variables such as orientation, ventilation and thermal mass to be more easily understood. This free software was designed by a partnership of Arup, The Concrete Centre and AHMM architects as part of a Technology Strategy Board design and decision tools for low impact buildings project.
The macroeconomic benefits of energy efficiency: The case for public action
Posted on: 10 May 2012
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A new report from E3G argues that the time has come to consider a second round of fiscal stimulus in Europe, focusing on energy efficiency to drive growth and build the foundations of a sustainable economy.
The future of heating: A strategic framework for low carbon heat
Posted on: 8 May 2012
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The Government has published its Heat Strategy, setting out a vision of how to cut emissions from heating homes, businesses and industry in the decades ahead. The Heat Strategy builds on the Government’s 2011 Carbon Plan which set out plans to meet the fourth carbon budget of a 50% cut in emissions by the mid-2020s.
Today’s attitudes to low and zero carbon homes: Views of occupiers, house builders and housing associations
Posted on: 4 May 2012
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This primary research report summarises the current thoughts, awareness and understanding towards issues such as climate change, the 2016 zero carbon definition, airtightness and renewable technologies. Containing a detailed examination of responses from occupiers, house builders and housing associations, the report assesses the priorities of industry and the consumer when building or purchasing a new home. It looks at views that could impact new homes of the future and sets the context for the research and presents the key findings, recommendations and current details of the definition of zero carbon homes.
Clean Energy Ministerial 3 (CEM3). London, 25-26 April 2012
Posted on: 4 May 2012
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The Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) is a high-level global forum to promote policies and programs that advance clean energy technology, to share lessons learned and best practices, and to encourage the transition to a global clean energy economy. Initiatives are based on areas of common interest among participating governments and other stakeholders. The United Kingdom hosted this latest event with Ministers from more than 20 participating countries gathering to discuss progress made by the Clean Energy Ministerial’s 11 clean energy initiatives, explore ways to enhance collaboration between participating governments, and develop strategies to drive public-private engagement to support clean energy deployment. Presentations and reports are available online.
Planet under pressure. London, 26-29 March 2012
Posted on: 3 May 2012
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Based on the latest scientific evidence, this conference aimed to provide a comprehensive update of our knowledge of the Earth system and the pressure our planet is now under. The event focused on the scientific community’s and the wider world’s attention on climate, ecological degradation, human well-being, planetary thresholds, food security, energy, governance across scales and poverty alleviation. The conference discussed solutions, at all scales, to move societies on to a sustainable pathway, and aimed to provide scientific leadership towards the 2012 UN Rio +20 conference. Outcomes from the conference including recordings of the plenary sessions are available online.
Designing and constructing an exemplar zero carbon primary school in the City of Exeter, United Kingdom
Posted on: 1 May 2012
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Montgomery Primary School is the UK’s first “zero carbon” in use and “climate-change-ready” exemplar school built to the Passivhaus standard. Its design and solar generating electrical power plant enable its electricity bill to be zero each year.
Generating light on landscape impacts
Posted on: 1 May 2012
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In this report CPRE argues that a locally accountable, strategically planned approach which takes account of landscape capacity and steers wind development to the right places, will enable us to promote renewable energy, including some onshore wind, while protecting cherished countryside. The report builds a case for such an approach by examining how onshore wind proposals are currently being treated in the planning system. It uses local examples provided by our branch network and Planning Inspectorate appeal decisions.
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