According to a new report by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), recent increases in domestic energy bills are largely due to rising wholesale gas costs not those policies in place to achieve a low carbon economy. The committee states that findings in the report disprove claims that recent bill increases are due to environmental policy costs but are the result of major investments in low carbon power capacity which will increase bills dramatically over the next decade.
Post 3255
Feb
21st
2012
Increase in wholesale gas costs are main factor for rise in energy bills according to CCC
Post 3252
Feb
21st
2012
Energy Roadmap 2050 states decarbonisation of European energy sector by 2050 feasible
According to the European Commission (EC), decarbonisation of the European energy sector by 2050 is technically feasible. In its energy road map 2050, the EC addresses the framework of policies that need to be put in place to achieve this without disrupting competitiveness and energy supplies.
Post 3248
Feb
20th
2012
Building Magazine’s 30 things to know about Part L
1. Part L is the Part of the Building Regulations that covers the conservation of fuel and power in all structures, domestic and non-domestic.
2. The proposals are intended to be the next step towards all new buildings being zero carbon from 2016.
Post 3246
Feb
20th
2012
Home buyers likely to pay more for energy efficient houses
The homebuilding standards body claims homebuyers will be willing to pay a premium for more energy efficient homes in contrast to popular industry perceptions. Homebuilders have in the past complained that the costs involved in installing more sustainable energy systems in homes cannot be passed onto the consumer. But at the Zero Carbon Hub conference, industry standards body the National House Building Council (NHBC), said the results of a recent survey revealed house buyers may be more likely to spend more money on a house where there a provisions in place to make significant savings on energy bills. It also found two thirds of occupiers of new homes were happy with their energy bills compared with only one third in older homes, this was impressive considering the rise in fuel prices in recent years.
Post 3238
Feb
17th
2012
The Department for Education’s proposals to scrap BREEAM in new schools creates backlash across Whitehall
The Department for Education has faced a growing industry backlash over the proposed plans to ditch BREEAM ratings and green standards in new school buildings. This has caused concern across Whitehall, with local government asking how abandoning BREEAM will assist with the agenda to become the greenest government yet.
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