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Scotland drops plan to force replacement of fossil-fuel heating systems by 2045
Decarbonisation target in revised Heat in Buildings Bill won’t be mandatory
April 2025
Chancellor commits £600m to construction skills training
Spring Statement includes £100m for new technical excellence colleges
April 2025
Government delays Building Safety Levy until autumn 2026
Aimed at funding cladding remediation, the levy was expected to be introduced later this year
April 2025
Defective ventilation delayed hospital opening
Edinburgh children’s hospital put back by two years
March 2025
Conservatives abandon 2050 net zero target
Kemi Badenoch drops policy introduced by Theresa May
March 2025
University starts work on 39GWh energy centre
Work commenced on Lancaster University’s new Net Zero Energy Centre last month.
March 2025
Don’t rule out hydrogen for heating, say Scottish leaders
First Minister John Swinney says hydrogen presents a 'really exciting opportunity’
March 2025
Government accepts recommendations of Grenfell Inquiry
Angela Rayner announces new construction regulator and wide-ranging review of product safety
March 2025
Scotland drops home heat decarbonisation bill
Future heating plans must address fuel poverty as well as decarbonisation, says acting net zero secretary Gillian Martin
March 2025
Half of homes must be fitted with heat pumps by 2040
The Climate Change Committee says annual heat pump installations must rise to 450,000 by 2030 for the UK to hit…
March 2025
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