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Social value: going beyond business as usual
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![]() The UK’s social value model for public sector procurement, strengthened by new legislation, will underpin investment programmes whichever party wins the election. Its influence is...
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How to teach an old grid new tricks
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![]() A once-in-a-generation expansion of Britain’s electricity grid, worth £58bn, is being delivered through a new partnership model. The energy systems work is multidecadal, and its...
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BNG: the ‘world’s most powerful tool for nature investment'?
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![]() Biodiversity net gain (BNG) became mandatory for new developments in England from February. The Environment Bank has already created over £100m worth of tradable BNG...
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Designing for resilience and regeneration: Arup shows the way
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![]() Global warming risks making cities uninhabitable for humans in many parts of the world. Countering this trend is an inclusive, holistic, “regenerative” approach to design....
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Consulting firms lead the way on data sharing for net zero buildings
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![]() Where sustainability is concerned, the construction industry does not rate highly. Environmental and design consultancies are playing a major role in making the sector’s rich...
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UK strategy for clean hydrogen reaches tipping point
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![]() The UK has lost its early lead on clean hydrogen and is slipping down international development rankings. The outcome of the second project funding round,...
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UK pioneers geospatial tech for biodiversity improvements
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Geographic Information System (GIS) technology is revolutionising the processes required for delivering biodiversity mandates and improvements — and the UK is setting the bar....
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SBTi removes climate pledges of top consultancies before revisiting offsets rule
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![]() Consultancies are among those with long-term carbon reduction commitments marked as ‘removed’ from the SBTi dashboard, although an update to its offsets policy could see...
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Whole systems approach must underpin sustainable urban development
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![]() Reducing carbon emissions from the built environment requires a move away from silo-based carbon counting towards a circular, whole systems approach, or the ‘super cities’...
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Policy transformations could make nuclear viable
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![]() A radical new roadmap for nuclear power will only succeed if three ducks are correctly aligned: finance, planning and site availability. This time, they just...
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