local governmnet | Local Energy

20 Sep 2011

Local government gearing up for the Green Deal

by Karen Lawrence | posted in: DECC, Energy Efficiency, Funding, Green Deal, Legislation, Local Energy Security, Research | 0

When launched in autumn 2012, the Green Deal will enable households and businesses to improve the energy efficiency of their properties, without incurring up-front costs. While still in the process of drawing up detailed guidance for the scheme, the … Continued

12 Sep 2011

UK Government’s draft Carbon Plan

by Karen Lawrence | posted in: Climate Change, Legislation, Local Energy Security | 1

The UK government is now committed to reductions of greenhouse gas emissions of 80% by 2050; with 5-year carbon budgets laying out a staged timetable of legally binding national reductions towards this deadline. The first three 5-year budgets have … Continued

6 Sep 2011

EU Energy Efficiency Directive consultation

by Karen Lawrence | posted in: DECC, Energy Efficiency, EU, Legislation | 0

In June this year the European Commission published the draft ‘Energy Efficiency Directive’, which is now open for consultation until the end of September. The draft legislation lays out the framework to achieve the EU’s target of 20 per … Continued