Northern Housing Consortium – The Residential Green Retrofit Agenda
"Following their involvement in our Resident Green Retrofit Conference we’ve been speaking to Northern Housing Consortium’s Senior Policy Advisor Karen Brown about the organisation is doing to drive forward the net zero agenda…. Q. How are housing associations and...
Retrofit & Green Homes Grant
The speakers include Jonathan Aitkinson from the Carbon Coop and James Sommerville from Agility Eco (based in Morecambe) Carbon Co-op is an energy services and advocacy co-operative that helps people and communities to make the radical reductions in home carbon...
Comment from the CCC about the Future Homes Standard
Making a new home genuinely zero-carbon at the outset is around five times cheaper than retrofitting it later, and almost always will reduce residents’ energy bills too. We recommend the following specific proposals: The full definition of the Future Homes Standard...
Oxford Zero Emissions Zone
Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire County Council have published final draft proposals for the UK’s first city centre Zero Emission Zone (ZEZ), to be introduced later this year. The proposed Red Zone marks the next step towards cleaner air in Oxford, and a...
Scottish and UK governments have no records on commercial peat digging
The Scottish and UK governments have no idea how much peat has been dug from the ground for commercial purposes and sold in garden centres, despite both administrations viewing the preservation of peatlands as a priority to combat the climate crisis. Peatlands...
WWF Scotland Study of Nottingham Workplace Parking Levy
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Could a workplace parking levy work in Cambridge?
Nottingham’s workplace parking levy has been held up by the Campaign for Better Transport (CBT) as an innovative mechanism for generating income that can be spent on public transport. To date, Nottingham is the only UK city to have introduced a workplace parking...
Croydon council launches heat pump pilot
The ultra-low carbon ‘fifth generation’ ground source heat pump system at the council-owned 10-storey block in New Addington will cut carbon emissions, help improve air quality, and save up to £300 per home per year on more than 40 households’ heating bills. The...
A Workplace Parking Levy, and so much more – the Transport (Scotland) Bill
On 10 October 2019, the Scottish Parliament passed the Transport (Scotland) Bill (the “Bill”). Introduced to the Scottish Parliament in June 2018, the Bill has attracted significant media attention during its passage through the parliamentary process, particularly...
Nottingham’s Workplace Parking Levy
Legislation passed last week will allow Scottish cities to implement workplace parking levies and spend the proceeds on cycling infrastructure and improved public transit. Glasgow and Edinburgh could lead the charge, and they would be doing so thanks to the example...