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DEFINITIONS OF ZERO CARBON HOMES
CARBON REDUCTION
Details: DCLG has published Costs and Benefits of INCLUDING AVIATION IN THE EUETS
Alternative Definitions of Zero Carbon Homes which Details: DECC has launched a consultation on the
updates the previous report, Cost and Benefits of Transposition of EU Directive (EC/2008/101) to
the Government’s Proposals to Reduce the Carbon include Aviation in the European Union Emissions
Footprint of New Housing Development. Trading Scheme (ETS). The key aspects of this new
Information: www.communities.gov.uk directive are:
CODE FOR SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS ■ All flights starting and/or landing in Europe
Details: The UK Green Building Council has published (including intercontinental flights) are to be
Making the Case for a Code for Sustainable included in the ETS from 1 January 2012
Buildings. It states that the trajectory towards the ■ The emission reduction target is to be calculated
government’s “ambition” for all new non-domestic on the basis of airlines’ average annual emissions
buildings to be zero carbon from 2019 should be between 2004-2006. In Phase II of the EU ETS, the
aligned to such a code. Furthermore, the report cap will be 97% of annual emissions between
calls for a Code for Sustainable Buildings to set a 2004-2006. In Phase III, the cap will be 95%
trajectory for a zero-carbon, sustainable built envi- ■ 15% of allowances will be auctioned
ronment by 2050. The organisation says that the Timeline:
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Consultation deadline is 14 May 2009
code should be a framework that has key targets to Information: www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/consultations/
be achieved. “The Code should specify minimum aviation_euets/aviation_euets.aspx
performance criteria to achieve base compliance, CLIMATE CHANGE AGREEMENTS
which would be mandatory,” says the report. Details: DECC has launched a consultation on the Form and
“And the Code should start by focusing on easily Content of New Climate Change Agreements.
measured aspects of a building, include energy and Current Climate Change Agreements expire in
carbon, water and waste/resource efficiency” March 2013. However, the government announced
Information: www.ukgbc.org in the Pre Budget Report in 2007 that “the scheme
FINANCIAL VIABILITY OF ECO-TOWNS will continue until 2017”. The consultation invites
Details: DCLG has published Financial comments on this and changes to the form and
Viability Study of the Eco-towns content of existing Climate Change Agreements
Programme which looks at Timeline:
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Consultation deadline is 14 May 2009
whether or not proposals for eco Information: www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/consultations/
towns are economically viable in a climate_change_agree/climate_change_agree.aspx
number of different areas REGULATING ENERGY EFFICIENCY UNDER IPPC
Information: www.communities.gov.uk/ Details: The Scottish Executive has launched a consultation
publications/housing/financialviabilitystudy on the Regulation of Energy Efficiency Under the
Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland)
WASTE
Regulations 2000, inviting comments on proposals
BUSINESS SUPPORT FOR RESOURCE EFFICIENCY for the Scottish Environment Protection Agency to
Details: Defra has published the results of the Delivery regulate energy efficiency at industrial installations
Landscape Review, which was an internal review of Timeline:
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Consultation deadline is 22 May 2009
the delivery bodies and programmes Defra currently Information: www.defra.gov.uk/news/2009/090218a.htm
funds. It concluded by bringing together resource
efficiency bodies under WRAP. These include: the
CORPORATE STRATEGY
National Industrial Symbiosis Programme (NISP), GREEN CLAIMS CODE
Envirowise, the Centre for Remanufacturing and Details: Defra has launched a Steering Group to update
Reuse, Construction Resources and Waste Platform, its Green Claims Code. The original Code was
Action Sustainability, Business Resource Efficiency published in 2003 and aims to assist businesses to
and Waste (BREW) centre for local authorities advertise their green products and services
Information: www.defra.gov.uk/news/2009/090325a.htm Information: www.defra.gov.uk/news/2009/090218a.htm
AMENDMENTS TO HAZARDOUS WASTE REGULATIONS
Details: The Hazardous Waste Regulations have been
ABOUT THE EIC
amended to increase the threshold above which
The Environmental Industries Commission works to provide the environmental
waste management premises are required to notify
technology and services (ETS) industry with a strong and effective voice with
the production, collection and removal of hazardous government in the debate about how to ensure that British companies succeed in a
waste, from 200kg to 500kg in any period of 12
rapidly growing worldwide market. With more than 330 company members, the EIC is
months
the lead trade association for the ETS industry. For a free copy of EIC’s Envirotech
News, email info@eic-uk.co.uk
Information: www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2009/pdf/uksi_20090507_en.pdf
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