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As an energy specialist, it seems to me that one of the most important points about meeting the energy challenge head-on is that we can't change those things that we don't acknowledge.

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Zero Carbon Housing Kicked to the Curb

 
17th July 2015    |     Chris Evans: Deputy Managing Director, Rolton Group

Last week, the Government released a paper entitled ‘Fixing the Foundations: Creating a More Prosperous Nation’ in which the zero carbon buildings policy, first announced by Labour in 2006, was unceremoniously scrapped.

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What We Can Learn From EcoBuild 2013

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8th March 2013    |     Kate Roche

This week saw the annual return of EcoBuild and on Thursday I paid a visit, sitting in on some extremely thought-provoking conferences. One of particular interest was hosted by the Green Construction Board in the UKGBC Village, entitled ‘Closing the Performance Gap’.

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Derailed: The UK's Energy Supply?

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28th February 2013    |     Peter Rolton

The Chief Executive of Ofgem, Alistair Buchanan, last week delivered a severe warning to the nation about the likelihood of energy price hikes in the next few years as the UK feels the repercussions of growing needs and depleting resources.

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Davey Falters in the Forum

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22nd February 2013    |     Kate Roche

When Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey opened the floor to questions about the Green Deal from the online forum Mumsnet, he worked hard to get users on-side, greeting everyone to whom he was responding personally and sprinkling his answers generously with friendly exclamation marks.

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Britain's Nuclear Problem

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15th February 2013    |     Kate Roche

Last week saw a triple-faceted disaster unfold in the UK nuclear industry, with Cumbria’s refusal to play host to a planned underground waste storage centre, the Sellafield site facing prosecution for sending radioactive waste to landfill instead of the low level waste repository it was intended for, and, most worryingly, Centrica’s announcement that it will not proceed with its plans to build nuclear reactors in Suffolk and Somerset.

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Will the Green Deal prove to be a Good Deal after all?

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8th February 2013    |     Peter Rolton

After a prolonged delay, the Green Deal came into fruition at the beginning of last week.

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The Darkening Skyline of "Greyjing"

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29th January 2013    |     Peter Rolton

One of the world’s busiest cities brought to a standstill. Flights grounded. Schools deserted. Half-completed construction work abandoned. Shelves empty of the protective masks that were plentifully stocked only days ago…

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