decarbonisation

The government has announced a £19m pilot designed to help selected combined authorities unlock private investment and speed up their efforts to tackle climate change.

Lloyds Banking Group has released the Housing Stocktake 2023 report, sharing insights on the efforts to decarbonise the UK’s housing stock.

Mitie has unveiled its Facilities Transformation Hub at its London headquarters in The Shard, highlighting how it can support customers with the latest technology. The five areas of focus for the hub are: Accelerating the path to net zero by reducing energy use and generating cleaner, greener power Designing commute-worthy spaces to support hybrid working […]

Gateshead specialist KGM Refrigeration has designed a chiller that it believes will enable more widespread use of ammonia refrigerant, which as well as being highly energy efficient, offers a GWP of zero.

Ideal Heating’s Domestic Product Director, Lizzie Wilkinson, joined a panel of business leaders at the launch of The Waterline Summit 2023.

According to a report published by Dorset Council, a major retrofit programme has reduced carbon emissions from council-owned buildings by over 20% in just one year.

Nottingham Trent University (NTU) is opening a £1.5m centre for sustainable construction and retrofit. The Centre for Sustainable Construction and Retrofit will develop solutions, skills and support locally and nationally to enable the transition to net zero within the built environment sector. This will take the form of new courses and skills training, socio-technical research […]

Schneider Electric has completed the acquisition of net zero consultant EcoAct, headquartered in Paris, France.

The Social Market Foundation has responded to the latest ONS housing data, which suggests a slowdown in uptake of heat pumps and insulation.

Climate Emergency UK has assessed all UK councils on their progress towards net zero, with the results published on Council Climate Action Scorecards.

The Second National Infrastructure Assessment has said that electrification is the only “viable option for decarbonising buildings at scale” and calls on government to rule out the use of hydrogen for heating.

Energy UK has published polling conducted with Public First to gauge public awareness and sentiment regarding net zero.