The Icon

A decarbonisation plan to tackle climate change has been published today for NHS Wales. 'The Decarbonisation Strategic Delivery Plan for NHS Wales' sets out proposals which in some areas will require 'a fundamental shift in the nation’s approach to healthcare.' The Delivery Plan outlines nearly 50 initiatives and targets which will be assessed and reviewed in 2025 and 2030. These are...

Farmers, landowners and land managers across Scotland can now access a £22 million fund to undertake peatland restoration projects. This is the next stage of the ten-year, £250 million package announced by the Scottish Government in February 2020. Peatland restoration is a key part of the Scottish Government’s goal of achieving a net-zero Scotland by 2045 at the latest. As well as...

The Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery scheme was launched in August 2020. The £500 million Local Authority Delivery (LAD) Fund, a component of the Green Homes Grant, that aims to aims to upgrade around 50,000 homes, saving consumers money on their energy bills, while making it easier to keep their homes warm. The £562 million government funding will enable over...

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is seeking views on the government's proposed framework to improve implementation and enforcement of the EPC B target by 2030 for privately rented non-domestic buildings. The government’s 2019 consultation on a future regulatory target for the Non-Domestic Private Rented Sector Regulations of EPC B by 2030 gained large support. As a result, the...

Today is World Water Day, which celebrates water, raises awareness of the 2.2 billion people living without access to safe water and takes action to tackle the global water crisis. A core focus of World Water Day is to support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030.  Under the theme of Valuing Water,...

The UK government and devolved administrations are seeking evidence on how use of free allocations can better incentivise emissions reduction, and protect energy-intensive, trade-exposed industries from the risk of carbon leakage in the UK Emissions Trading Scheme. Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is seeking input from the full range of interested parties on: Key questions the review...

Views are sought on the government’s proposals to introduce a national performance-based policy framework for rating the energy and carbon performance of large commercial and industrial buildings. In October 2019, the Government told the Climate Change Committee that it would consult on introducing a new scheme that would rate commercial and industrial buildings based on their actual energy consumption and...

The grant scheme for electric cars, vans and trucks has been updated to target less expensive models to allow the scheme’s funding to go further and help more people make the switch to an electric vehicle. From 18th of March, the government will provide grants of up to £2,500 for electric vehicles on cars priced under £35,000. Grants will no longer be...

Measures aimed at combating the spread of COVID-19 and strengthening protections for Non-Household customers who are late paying their bills could result in higher than expected levels of bad debt in the business retail market, according to water regulator Ofwat. In April 2020 Ofwat committed to provide additional regulatory protection if bad debt costs across the market exceeded 2% of Non-Household revenue,...

Plans to reduce waste have been unveiled on Global Recycling Day, including proposals for new measures that aim to ramp up action on fast fashion and a new recycling fund for Scottish local authorities. These plans form part of a new Waste Prevention Programme for England which sets out how the Government and industry can take action across seven key...