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Pandemic and digitalization set stage for revival of personal carbon allowances
Personal carbon allowances (PCAs) could be revisited to achieve climate mitigate targets, according to new study.…
UCL Inst. for Sustainable Resources
EPEE alumni publishes paper in Elsevier's Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews journal
Congratulations to EPEE alumni Henrique Augusto and PhD student Lilia Caiado…
UCL Inst. for Sustainable Resources
IPCC report released urging government to take climate change seriously
The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) release report this week involving contributions from UCL academics.…
UCL Inst. for Sustainable Resources|UCL Energy Institute
Energy efficiency – the first fuel
Energy efficiency – the first fuel. 10 August 2021. At a glance. There are great opportunities for increasing energy efficiency across buildings, industry and transport. Strong and consistent government policy will be required to realise these…
Faculty of the Built Environment|UCL Institute for Sustainable Heritage|UCL Inst. for Sustainable Resources|UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering
UK Government launches new £5m climate services programme to inform UK response to climate change
UCL is proud to be part of the consortium employed to deliver CS-NOW programme.…
UCL Inst. for Sustainable Resources
Finance for decarbonisation
Finance for decarbonisation. 2 August 2021. Decarbonizing the European energy sector is an investment challenge. According to estimates by integrated assessment models, reaching the two-degree target (set by the 2015 Paris Agreement) requires annual…
Faculty of the Built Environment|UCL Inst. for Sustainable Resources
Decarbonisation and labour markets
Decarbonisation and labour markets. 2 August 2021. The debate on the labour market effects of climate policies has been always highly polarized with advocates on both sides ignoring or exaggerating the effects. Advocates of carbon pricing and a…
Faculty of the Built Environment|UCL Inst. for Sustainable Resources
Investing in a sustainable future for our coastal economies
UKRI confirm funding of £9.2million to safeguard future of marine economy…
UCL Inst. for Sustainable Resources
Decarbonising industry
Decarbonising industry. 27 July 2021. Industry accounted for around 26% of energy consumption in the EU in 2018, with metals, chemicals, non-metallic minerals and paper industries jointly consuming about two thirds of EU industrial energy. Reducing…
Faculty of the Built Environment|UCL Inst. for Sustainable Resources
Decarbonising buildings
Decarbonising buildings. 20 July 2021. Heating, cooling, lighting and using appliances in buildings account for around 40% of energy consumption in the EU, and a similar level of CO. 2. emissions. The greatest single contribution to these emissions…
Faculty of the Built Environment|UCL Inst. for Sustainable Resources