Environment

Solar tariffs: not fit for purpose?

2 November 2011 | Libbie Henderson

Government changes to the solar panel Feed-in Tariff could be a nail in the coffin for social landlord and public sector projects that are trying to encourage energy efficiency  Read more

Tags: | | | | 2 comments

Green for growth

6 October 2011 | Paul O'Brien & David Arnold

Could sustainable energy projects provide a boost to jobs and skills across the country? A survey suggests they could but also highlights a number of obstacles to progress Read more

Tags: | | | | | 1 comment

Backward step on bins

30 September 2011 | Nicola Peake

The government’s announcement of a £250m fund to encourage councils to collect waste on a weekly basis smacks of populism and runs contrary to moves to encourage localism Read more...

Tags: | | | | 2 comments

Power to the people

16 September 2011 | Michael Ware

We could be seeing a revolution in renewable energy if tax breaks for the rich are used to encourage the growth of solar, wind and water power in communities across the country Read more

Tags: | | | | | | | 2 comments

Localists vs statists: a phoney debate

2 August 2011 | Peter Hetherington

It’s wrong to counterpose localism to statism. Both are needed to ensure a truly effective planning system Read more

Tags: | | | | Comment

Farewell green and pleasant land

27 June 2011 | Peter Hetherington

Forget ‘community plans’, it is big business that is set to gain from the weakening of local government’s planning role Read more

Tags: | | | | | 1 comment

‘Natural accounts’ get green light

7 June 2011 | David Walker

The environment white paper is chock-full of good ideas including plans for ‘green reporting’ that could start to shake up conventional ideas of audit and accounting Read more

Tags: | | | Comment

Don’t bury good news

21 April 2011 | Michael Ware

One of the first signs we had that my Grandad Ted was going senile was when he started to bury his pension book in the back garden. Grandad had an irrational fear of swarthy foreign burglars so took to burying valuable things. Read more

Tags: | | | | Comment

Come clean on growth, by Steve Lang

24 January 2011 | Steve Lang

Today’s publication of the Centre for Cities annual city index makes for interesting reading. The report, which ranks the economic performance of cities up and down the UK, find that while many are bouncing back quickly from recession, the recovery is likely to be unevenly spread across the country. Read more...

Tags: | | | Comment

Green for go? By James Close

16 December 2010 | James Close

As usual, our parliamentarians and civil servants have marked the final week before the Christmas recess with a frenetic bout of legislative activity. Monday’s Localism Bill, Tuesday’s draft Cabinet Manual, Wednesday’s unemployment figures and today’s Electricity Market Reform green paper have kept the Westminster Village at full stretch – party season or not. And that’s not even including the continuing repercussions surrounding the coalition’s higher education funding reforms. Read more...

Tags: | | Comment