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Government Activity

This section of the website lists the latest initiatives and regulatory changes on sustainability issues coming from Government Departments.

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Reports

Latest Reports
'Climate Change and local, regional and devolved government' (28/07/2008)
The Environmental Audit Committee has published a report on its inquiry into ‘Climate Change and local, regional and devolved government’. In the report, the Committee urges the Government to integrate economic and environmental policies in order to facilitate a move to a low carbon economy. The Committee also emphasises that making sure authorities are considering the need to reduce emissions and to adapt to climate change in all their investment and development plans is a priority.
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Eco-towns progress report (24/07/2008)
Housing Minister Caroline Flint has published an update on the eco-towns programme, including the proposed criteria and planning process for eco-towns, a current list of locations and details on the second stage of the consultation process.
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All-Party Urban Development Group Report: Greening UK Cities' Buildings (16/07/2008)
The All Party Urban and Development Group that consists of a committee of MPs and Peers have released a report on how the public and private sectors can reduce the energy use of cities' existing non-domestic buildings. The report calls for building regulations to be tightened to raise energy efficiency standards and for wider introduction of display energy certificates.
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Older Reports

(Hover over the report title to view a brief summary of the document)
Carbon Pathways from Transport (30/06/2008) > Web link
Landlord's Guide: EPCs for dwellings in the social and private rented sectors (30/06/2008) > Web link
Spatial Plans in Practice: Supporting the reform of local planning (04/06/2008) > Web link
Eco-towns assessment summaries (03/06/2008) > Web link
A Guide to Display Energy Certificates (09/05/2008) > Web link
Government Response to Urban Environment Report (07/05/2008) > Web link
Competition Commission Grocery Inquiry Final Report (30/04/2008) > Web link
Spatial Plans in Practice (03/04/2008) > Web link
Sub-Regional Planning (31/03/2008) > Web link
Performance Testing of Buildings (31/03/2008) > Web link
The role of the Climate Change Levy and Agreements (10/03/2008) > Web link
National Brownfield Strategy (05/03/2008) > Web link
Thames Gateway Transport Summary (12/02/2008) > Web link
Climate Change and the Stern Review (05/02/2008) > Web link
EU ETS: UK 2006 Summary Report (05/02/2008) > Web link
A Guide to Energy Performance Certificates (24/01/2008) > Web link
Sustainable Development Action Plan 2007/08 (24/01/2008) > Web link
Reducing Energy Usage from Heating and Hot Water Systems (22/01/2008) > Web link
Impact Assessment of the Planning Policy Statement (08/01/2008) > Web link
Climate Change and Sustainability - Local Performance Framework (21/12/2007) > Web link
Towards a Sustainable Transport System (30/11/2007) > Web link > Web link
Commend Paper: Taking Forward the UK Climate Change Bill (29/11/2007) > Web link > Web link
Under-served Markets: Retail and Regeneration (06/11/2007) > Web link > Web link
Analysis of the national potential for high-efficiency cogeneration and an Evaluation of progress towards increasing share of high-efficiency cogeneration (19/10/2007) > Web link
Regulatory Impact Assessment: Energy Performance of Buildings Directive- Articles 7-10 (14/06/2007) > Web link
Building a Greener Future: Towards Zero Carbon Development - Analysis Report of Consultation Responses (06/06/2007) > Web link
Monitoring the Sustainability of Buildings (21/02/2007) > Web link
The Review of the Sustainability of Existing Buildings (01/11/2006) > Web link