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News

UK Green Investment Bank Announces Funding Successes
10 May 2013

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National Roll-Out of Smart Meters Delayed
10 May 2013

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Low Carbon Technologies to Receive Funding Boost
8 May 2013

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EU ETS ‘Backloading’ gets Second Chance
7 May 2013

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Hydrogen Cars Report Released by Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)
25 April 2013

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EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) Return for 2nd Round Vote
23 April 2013

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Green Deal to Benefit Edinburgh

23 April 2013

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Minister Announces Support Boost for Renewable Heat Incentive
22 April 2013

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Green Deal assessments carried out increases by 332%

11 April 2013

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European Commission announces proposals for its Single Market for Green Products initiative 
09 April 2013

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Green Sky Thinking Week 2013 launches
09 April 2013

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Natural Capital Committee publishes first State of Natural Capital report
08 April 2013

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New £30bn Ofgem Price Controls come into effect

05 April 2013

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£5m funding pot for flood defences
27 March 2013

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Green heating scheme delayed
26 March 2013

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£18 million biomass scheme
25 March 2013

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Local authorities key to tackling climate change
22 March 2013

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Ecosystem Markets Task Force
11 March 2013

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New Infrastructure Fund for Enterprise Zones
4 March 2013

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EU Commission Challenges Green Deal Tax Break
25 February 2013

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Call for Certainty on Zero Carbon Homes
18 February 2013

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Energy Bill Updates
11 February 2013

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Construction and Planning Red Tape
4 February 2013

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Green Infrastructure Report
28 January 2013

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New Energy Efficiency Bill
21 January 2013

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Green Deal Developments
14 January 2013

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Update to Renewable Energy Roadmap Published
7 January 2013

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Events

Supply Chain Resilience and the Environment - In partnership with the Associate Parliamentary Sustainable Resource Group and Carbon Connect
11 June 2013

Chair:
Barry Gardiner MP - Leader of the Opposition's Special Envoy on Climate Change and the Environment

Speakers:
Ian Bowman - Head of Corporate Responsibility, Siemens plc.
Sajid Javid MP - Economic Secretary, HM Treasury (tbc)
Iain Wright MP - Shadow Minister for the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (tbc)

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Round Table: Future Cities - Fostering Low Carbon Urban Regeneration
26 June 2013, 13:00 - 15:00

Chair:
Clive Betts MP - Chair of the Communities and Local Government Select Committee

Speakers:
Greg Clark MP - Financial Secretary, HM Treasury (portfolio includes cities) (tbc)
Mark Prisk MP - Minister responsible for Cities at DCLG (tbc)
Joe Montgomery - Chief Executive, Urban Land Institute (ULI) – Europe (tbc)


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Past Events

Research

Sustainable Solutions: Raising the water mark
 

The Westminster Sustainable Business Forum launched a new publication on sustainability in the UK's water sector. This publication comprised ten essays from a range of experts across the water arena.
 



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Leaner and Greener II: Putting Buildings to Work
November 2011


The Westminster Sustainable Business Forum has launched a new inquiry building on the findings from the Leaner and Greener inquiry andgoing further to look at the Implementation of Sustainable Management, Finance and Governance of Public Sector Estate.


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Leaner and Greener: Delivering Effective Estate Management
February 2011


Local government can save money and improve services through managing their property assets efficiently, sustainably and in partnership with other public and voluntary sector organisations.


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Follow up work


Beyond Buildings: Procuring BSF Sustainably
November 2009


The Building Schools for the Future programme (BSF) is the largest capital building programme of its kind the UK has embarked on since the Second World War.


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Costing the Future: Securing value for money through sustainable procurement
June 2008


Each year the United Kingdom's public sector procures an estimated £170 billion worth of buildings, goods and services. The environmental impact of the public sector is equally vast, emitting 30.4m tonnes of carbon dioxide annually.


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