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Planners call on government for stronger direction on climate action

Envirotec Magazine

An overwhelming majority of UK planners want the next government to give stronger direction and more resources to enable local planners to deliver net zero carbon emissions by 2050. A total of 994 out of the RTPI’s 25,000 members responded to the RTPI’s climate change survey.

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Corporate climate action: 3 acceleration areas to get ahead on in 2024

Corporate Knights

The global stocktake finalized at the 28 th United Nations’ annual conference on climate change, or COP28 , took place from November 30 to December 12, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Brookville Smart Energy Bus Depot now boasts a 6.5 million residents.

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Local Leaders and mayors call for power shift to meet net zero

Envirotec Magazine

Call for powers and resources to shape local energy markets, decarbonise transport, and tackle emissions from homes and offices. Local and regional leaders appeared at a public event in Birmingham on 13 July to make the case to Government for additional powers to tackle climate change. Addressing energy market failure.

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White vans go green: Half a million builders and plumbers needed to reach Net Zero

Envirotec Magazine

It includes £40bn for ‘retrofit’ such as energy saving and efficiency in homes and businesses; £10bn for renewables such as solar, wind and biomass; £30bn for low carbon heating such as district heating networks; £10bn for smart energy systems; and £10bn for low emissions transport such as electric and hydrogen vehicles.[4].