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NEWS UK still needs to improve on CO2 It assesses advances towards a decarbonised


l Annual survey suggests Britain needs to do more in future on climate change


The UK remains the third-best country in the world in a global league table for reducing carbon in the built environment. But the nation still has much to do to ensure its place in future years, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. A new report from RICS shows that Britain has


been the third-best country in the world since 2009. But despite holding its position in 2010


because of its carbon-reduction policies, the UK remains one of the worst performers in terms of significant improvement, year-on-year, says the annual Global Zero Carbon Capacity Index (or ZC2 Index), which was launched in 2008. However, there has been considerable movement in the middle of the rankings, with six countries – Finland, Sweden, France, the Slovak Republic, USA and Belgium – showing notable improvement. ZC2 Index assesses 34 individual countries


on a number of factors, looking at how they are progressing towards a zero carbon built environment.


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environment by using three indicators: consumption of energy in the residential, tertiary and transport sectors; the contribution of renewable energy to total primary energy supply (TPES); and the policy frameworks countries have put in place to promote carbon reductions in the built environment. Norway is top for the third year running, while


Brazil moved up to second place from sixth place in 2008, due to low energy use and high contribution of renewable energy. There is little change overall at the bottom of


Britain needs to do more to ensure its high ranking on climate change, says the report


‘ Norway is top for the third year running, with Brazil moving to second place, due to low energy use and the role of renewables’


the rankings, with Russia and Luxembourg still last, while India, Ireland and Italy have fallen significantly in their rankings since 2008. Other findings of the index reveal that overall renewable energy contributions remain similar to last year and there is no change in the five-best performing countries. The stability in these figures reflects the


lead time in investment on renewable energy infrastructure, and the effort required to significantly shift the basis of energy generation in a country.


For more information visit: www.rics.org


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