Articles tagged with: heat and buildings strategy

Both charity organisations have argued that government climate policy breaches the Climate Change Act of 2008. Image: Getty.

UK Government facing legal action over ‘inadequate climate policies’

12 Jan 2022, 13:52

Activist legal group ClientEarth is suing the UK Government for failing to present an adequate net zero strategy.

Sunak confirmed many of the targets and the spending announced in the recent Net Zero Strategy. Image: Gov.uk.

Changes to business rates for green products welcomed in Autumn Budget

27 Oct 2021, 15:32

In the Autumn Budget and Spending Review, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a new exemption for green technologies to support decarbonisation of non-domestic buildings.

The government's Net Zero Strategy is broadly in line with the CCC's sixth carbon budget. Image: Getty.

CCC welcomes ambition of Net Zero Strategy but key issues must be resolved

26 Oct 2021, 14:33

The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has welcomed the ambition of the government’s Net Zero Strategy, but called for further steps to implement policy quickly.

The government's Net Zero Strategy was released earlier this week. Image: Getty.

Net Zero Strategy leaves execution gap and financing questions

21 Oct 2021, 15:22

The government’s series of policy announcements released this week are high in ambition with strong signaling, but questions remain over financing.

Heat pumps, such as the Daikin Altherma (pictured), are one way of decarbonising heating in homes. Image: Daikin

Government places heat pump grants at centre of Heat and Buildings Strategy

19 Oct 2021, 11:03

The government is to offer grants of £5,000 for the installation of heat pumps from April 2022 as part of a new £450 million scheme to upgrade domestic heating infrastructure.

VAT was increased from 5% to 20% in 2019, a move that has been widely criticised. Image: HM Treasury.

Treasury: Removing VAT of green products could ‘impose significant additional pressure’ on finances

14 Jul 2021, 17:57

Despite growing calls from the energy sector and beyond, the Treasury looks set to reject the removal of VAT on green products such as heat pumps and solar.

CBI urges government to 'make the big plays' and release transport and heat strategies

14 Jun 2021, 12:56

The CBI is calling on the government to “step up” and release concrete strategies for transport and heat after a lack of detail in the Ten Point Plan.