The Matter of a Clean Energy Future
This is an Editorial Article from Science, by Turner, J.M. (2022) Science, Vol 376, Issue 6600 p. 1361 DOI: 10.1126/science.add5094 … Read More
Energy requirements and carbon emissions for a low-carbon energy transition (Nature, 2022)
Download from Nature: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-33976-5 Slameršak, A., Kallis, G. & Neill, D.W.O. Energy requirements and carbon emissions for a low-carbon energy … Read More
World Scientists Warning Into Action – Local to Global – Summary
World scientists have come together to declair their warnings and calls to action about the climate and biodiversity crises, and … Read More
The Land Gap Report – Executive Summary (Nov 2022)
This report examines the area of land required to meet projected biological carbon removal in national climate pledges and commitments. … Read More
Unintended consequences: Local Housing Allowance meets the Right to Buy
Summary Recent rapid expansion of the Private Rented Sector (PRS) is recognised but the extensive involvement of ex local authority … Read More
Scaling up retrofit 2050
This white paper from the IET and Nottingham Trent University highlights how the UK cannot build its way to a … Read More
Delivering affordable and sustainable homes in changing policy environment
Bevan Jones, Managing Director, Sustainable Homes
Solid-wall U-values: heat flux measurements compared with standard assumptions
The assumed U-values of solid walls represent a significant source of uncertainty when estimating the energy performance of dwellings. The … Read More
Roadmap to Zero Emissions
This submission focuses on the design of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 2015 agreement, and in … Read More
Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Removal: Long-term Consequences and Commitment
Carbon capture from ambient air has been proposed as a mitigation strategy to counteract anthropogenic climate change. We use an … Read More
British Gas Home Energy Report 2011 – An Assessment of the Drivers of Domestic Natural Gas Consumption
At the moment £1 in every £4 spent heating our homes is wasted due to poor insulation. We know that … Read More
Typical Life Expectancy of Building Components
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