decarbonising
10 Oct 2022
Call for Rural to be at the heart of the journey to Net Zero
The impacts of dangerous climate change will affect all communities. This much is already clear from the rural impacts of increasingly frequent storm damage, flood events and periods of drought....
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10 Oct 2022
Fuel for today, fuel for the future – a fair transition to net zero for rural communities
Decarbonising rural homes and businesses is a unique challenge, but current government plans for an electric-first heating approach do not look widely enough at transitional or mixed technology approaches –...
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10 Oct 2022
Rural communities and their challenges for reaching net zero
How renewable liquid gas presents an affordable heating solution for off-grid homes and businesses The UK’s rural communities include around 2 million homes that are off-grid, so rely on alternate...
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10 Oct 2022
Uttlesford celebrates sustainable standard of new social homes at High Easter
The development of 4 new sustainable homes for social rent was celebrated by the community of Uttlesford District on Monday 10 October 2022 The new homes in the village of...
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11 Apr 2022
Rural Britain forced to accept solar farms and wind turbines in planning revolution
The Telegraph reports that the Government has ignored rural homeowners concerns over plans of new energy infrastructure The long-awaited energy strategy includes a push to build eight new nuclear reactors...
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21 Mar 2022
100k rural businesses penalised by government’s decarbonisation plans
Boutique Hotelier reports it has been claimed that over 100,000 off-grid businesses will be unfairly penalised if government decarbonisation proposals to enforce electric heat technologies in rural areas go ahead....
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21 Mar 2022
Fear push for green energy following Ukraine crisis will see planning rules eased
The Daily Mail reports ministers are discussing relaxation of planning rules for onshore wind farms, despite warnings it will spark a rural backlash. Applications to install onshore wind farms in...
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20 Sep 2021
Government is putting net zero at risk by ignoring rural areas, say county councils
The Independent reports that emissions are falling faster in cities rather than rural areas. CO2 emissions in London and other large cities in England fell by 39% between 2005 and...
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20 Sep 2021
Lord Deben says street lights not needed in rural areas
The BBC reports that Lord Deben – chair of the Climate Change Committee – expressed to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee that urbanising rural areas is largely antagonistic...
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20 Sep 2021
England to be first country to require new homes to include EV chargers
The Business Standard reports that the British government will later this year introduce legislation that will require all newly built homes and offices to feature electric vehicle chargers, making England...
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