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Future of London and University College London held the first in a series of events convening academics and practitioners to examine the challenges facing London over the next fifty years. This first event focussed on London’s energy future, and brought together sector specialists to debate the technological and policy challenges facing … [Read more...]
There is a real danger that London will not receive its fair share of the forthcoming Energy Company Obligation (ECO). ECO is a Government scheme that will mandate the major energy suppliers to deliver specified carbon and fuel poverty reduction targets from homes, estimated to be worth £1.3 billion a year from 2013. The obligation placed upon … [Read more...]
Yesterday I attended the launch of the London Energy Efficiency Fund (“LEEF”). Led by Amber Infrastructure with their partners Arup and Royal Bank of Scotland, LEEF aims to provide affordable, flexible, repayable loans for public sector organisations wishing to reduce the energy consumption of their assets by at least 20%. LEEF can lend to … [Read more...]
Future of London hosted a roundtable discussion this morning looking at the mechanisms that will underpin the Government's proposals for a Green Deal. We heard from civil servants from within the Department for the Environment and Climate Change (DECC), as well as colleagues from across a number of London boroughs and the GLA. We also had … [Read more...]
Ahead of our roundtable on the Green Deal on 7 June, we're going to be taking a closer look at the key measures that make up the proposal that Ministers are referring to as "the most comprehensive energy saving plan in the world". But before we begin, we must set out how the Green Deal will actually work. While some details remain somewhat … [Read more...]
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