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• UK Government to boost heat pump fund to £295m 21st November 2024
  The UK Government will make £295m in grant funding available to homes switching from gas boilers to heat pumps in the next financial year – almost double the £150m available over the current period.This major uplift in the budget for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) is part of a broader package of measures intended to […]
• UK renewable energy sector set to top £41bn by 2030 21st November 2024
  The UK’s renewable sector is increasing significantly in value – but policy changes are still required to meet ambitious government targets, according to new research.The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) has published its annual REview report, assessing the situation in the UK’s renewable energy and clean tech sectors.The sector has seen strong […]
• Speed up clean energy reforms, urges Syntegra MD and major businesses 11th October 2024
  Syntegra MD Alan King has thrown his support behind calls for the Energy Secretary to bring down costs and access to clean power supplies by speeding up sector reforms. A group of leading businesses have called on Ed Miliband to unveil reforms to the current Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin (REGO) scheme.  Major businesses have […]
• UK lags in efforts to set land and sea aside for nature 10th October 2024
  The UK is falling behind in its aim to reach a target of setting 30% of land and sea aside for nature. And it has missed the deadline to submit new plans to the UN ahead of its next international biodiversity summit. The accusation of the UK lagging in efforts to deliver the so-called 30×30 […]
• SBTi initiative to reach emissions targets 10th September 2024
  The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has launched a new framework for financial firms and companies operating in the built environment to indicate ways to achieve emissions reductions targets. The SBTi has released its Buildings Sector Science-Based Target-Setting Criteria, a document which offers organisations a “whole building approach” to decarbonisation, covering issues including energy consumption and […]
• Increase in construction projects achieving sustainability targets 23rd August 2024
  Seven out of ten construction projects now include sustainability targets, new research has revealed. The number of net-zero projects and the achievement of sustainability targets in the built environment sector are increasing but costs are still preventing further improvement in figures. The Sustainable Futures Report from built environment platform NBS, developed in collaboration with the Royal […]
• Focus on buildings to treble emissions reductions 12th August 2024
  Emissions reductions in buildings need to treble by the end of the decade if the UK’s ambitions to achieve net zero are to be realised. The Climate Change Committee has published a report assessing only a third of the emissions reductions required to achieve the UK’s 2030 target are currently covered by credible plans.  But […]
• Reconomy launches framework to speed up UK’s net-zero journey 25th July 2024
  Syntegra boss Alan King is backing the implementation of a new framework aimed at tackling climate change by restructuring the waste industry. Circular economy specialist Reconomy believes its 10-point regulatory framework will help drive the UK economy and help meet net-zero targets.  Steve Reed, the new secretary of state at the Department for the Environment, Food […]
• Raft of green measures unveiled in King’s Speech 24th July 2024
  A series of measures have been outlined in the King’s speech to bring into law the new Government’s manifesto pledges on renewable energy and planning. Bills underpinning policy priorities are expected to be published in the coming months and include legislation to accelerate clean energy installations, grid infrastructure development and housebuilding. The King stated that […]
• ‘Change begins now’: Please don’t let us down – implement those green manifesto pledges ASAP 10th July 2024
  If the new Prime Minister and his team fulfil their manifesto pledges, the environment will be a big winner from the General Election. With the creation of Great British Energy tabled as a priority and an undertaking to achieve a decarbonised electricity grid by 2030 topping the Government’s green agenda, a raft of  measures are […]