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A few stories in the press today urging parties to abandon green policies :(
(I have heard there was similar for Labour)

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A good long interview in the FT with Cait Hewitt of the Aviation Environment Federation, who argues that there are no economic benefits to airport expansion:
Airports and airlines like to suggest they are essential to growth. A new report, commissioned by the AEF and reviewed by the economist John Siraut, concluded there was little evidence for this in an economy such as the UK, which is already well connected and which has net tourist outflows. Instead, the economic case for aviation “appears to rely almost entirely on the presence of business air passengers”, the report said. But business travel was falling even before the pandemic: with the rise of video calls, it now accounts for just 6 per cent of UK flights.
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Sunak's schtick of Jet Zero is for the birds:

Rishi Sunak’s government champions “guilt-free flying”: its so-called Jet Zero strategy is built on “ambitious” assumptions of future technology. Here Hewitt, mild-mannered, stretches to exasperation. “If you went to the doctor as a smoker, and said, ‘What shall I do?’ And the doctor said, ‘I think you should carry on with your 40-a-day habit, because I’m a very optimistic person, I believe in future there’s going to be some technology that will allow us to replace your lungs.’ Would you describe that person as ambitious or just completely reckless?”
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paywall busted: https://archive.ph/tEVGG
 
An actual UK news story, and hidden at the bottom more grim news for HS2

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The poor motorists have had it rough for to long, let the planet burn, let kids lungs suffer


edit: War on LTNs as well, full bingo of fuckery.


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Fucker.
FIFY
Of course we want better air quality. But people have to consent and be happy to live in areas where, to varying degrees, cars and vans lungs are blocked.
The vast majority of people in the country use their cars lungs to get around and are dependent on their cars lungs.
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Artaxerxes said:
An actual UK news story, and hidden at the bottom more grim news for HS2

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The poor motorists have had it rough for to long, let the planet burn, let kids lungs suffer


edit: War on LTNs as well, full bingo of fuckery.


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This is where you lead Sunak. Fund public transport, make WFH easier, reduce Business rates on small local businesses. Fund more doctors and dentists so surgeries can be local. Introduce pay-for-what-you-drive road tax with surge pricing for peak hours. Or scrap road tax and massively increase fuel duty.

And mitigating climate change. Are you going to fund aircon for every house, desalination plants, workers rights not to work in temperatures above a certain temperature? Re-lay road surfaces with higher melting point surfaces. Pay for isolation in houses to keep the heat out?

These are the things I have briefly thought of.
 
Guardian article today here Bristol’s low-traffic scheme stalls as row over Ulez spreads from London mentions the group Together Declaration, and a quick look at their site shows a bunch of anti-lockdown, anti-vaccine passports, and anti-traffic measure stuff. Lots of familiar names. Think this kind of thing might need a thread of its own, something on conspiracy, right wing backlashes on climate or any environmental measures. I do find it quite worrying how much leverage this kind of thing has.

togetherdeclaration.org

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Together represents 300,000 UK signatories, uniting people to push back against rapidly growing infringements on our rights and freedoms.
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I hate the stuff with him flying or not. I think it's really problematic and needs to be moved on from quickly, does the climate stuff real harm rather than good.
 
Somoeone was telling me that theres going to be (or is?) legislation to make buildings in the UK have higher Energy performance certificate (EPC)
This link
www.savills.co.uk

EPC ratings and planning policy: A comparative analysis across London

Savills UK | Embodied carbon and retrofitting are hot topics for the planning and development sector.
www.savills.co.uk www.savills.co.uk
says:

Residential

  • Since 1 April 2020, properties to be let must achieve an EPC rating of E or higher.
If the Government’s current proposed EPC reforms are also adopted, then:

  • From 2025, properties to be newly let must achieve an EPC rating of C or higher.
  • From 2028, properties to be newly let, or continuing tenancies, must achieve an EPC rating of C or higher.
Commercial

  • From 1 April 2023, a commercial property cannot be let unless achieving at least an EPC rating of E.
If the Government’s current proposed EPC reforms are also adopted, then:

  • From 1 April 2027, a commercial property cannot be let unless achieving at least an EPC rating of C.
  • From 2030, a commercial property cannot be let unless achieving at least an EPC rating of B.

Does anyone know if this legislation has passed?
 
ska invita said:
Somoeone was telling me that theres going to be (or is?) legislation to make buildings in the UK have higher Energy performance certificate (EPC)
This link
www.savills.co.uk

EPC ratings and planning policy: A comparative analysis across London

Savills UK | Embodied carbon and retrofitting are hot topics for the planning and development sector.
www.savills.co.uk www.savills.co.uk
says:

Residential

  • Since 1 April 2020, properties to be let must achieve an EPC rating of E or higher.
If the Government’s current proposed EPC reforms are also adopted, then:

  • From 2025, properties to be newly let must achieve an EPC rating of C or higher.
  • From 2028, properties to be newly let, or continuing tenancies, must achieve an EPC rating of C or higher.
Commercial

  • From 1 April 2023, a commercial property cannot be let unless achieving at least an EPC rating of E.
If the Government’s current proposed EPC reforms are also adopted, then:

  • From 1 April 2027, a commercial property cannot be let unless achieving at least an EPC rating of C.
  • From 2030, a commercial property cannot be let unless achieving at least an EPC rating of B.

Does anyone know if this legislation has passed?
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EPCs are an absolute waste of time.
There often done by someone from afar using estate agents details and Google Street View.
Amazingly as requirements get more energy efficient so does the EPCs for properties.
Wouldn't be surprised if in 10 years you won't see anything worse than c
 
what said:
EPCs are an absolute waste of time.
There often done by someone from afar using estate agents details and Google Street View.
Amazingly as requirements get more energy efficient so does the EPCs for properties.
Wouldn't be surprised if in 10 years you won't see anything worse than c
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I can believe that... But if law says everyone needs to be B because Net Zero goals I can imagine some wild west action kicking in to make it so
 
ska invita said:
Somoeone was telling me that theres going to be (or is?) legislation to make buildings in the UK have higher Energy performance certificate (EPC)
This link
www.savills.co.uk

EPC ratings and planning policy: A comparative analysis across London

Savills UK | Embodied carbon and retrofitting are hot topics for the planning and development sector.
www.savills.co.uk www.savills.co.uk
says:

Residential

  • Since 1 April 2020, properties to be let must achieve an EPC rating of E or higher.
If the Government’s current proposed EPC reforms are also adopted, then:

  • From 2025, properties to be newly let must achieve an EPC rating of C or higher.
  • From 2028, properties to be newly let, or continuing tenancies, must achieve an EPC rating of C or higher.
Commercial

  • From 1 April 2023, a commercial property cannot be let unless achieving at least an EPC rating of E.
If the Government’s current proposed EPC reforms are also adopted, then:

  • From 1 April 2027, a commercial property cannot be let unless achieving at least an EPC rating of C.
  • From 2030, a commercial property cannot be let unless achieving at least an EPC rating of B.

Does anyone know if this legislation has passed?
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From my understanding, it seems likely that some of these dates will be delayed - mostly because of squealing from the landlord class but also because EPCs as they stand do genuinely need reform.

There's a good summary of some of the issues with how EPCs are calculated and the various changes/proposals here: Energy efficiency: EPC reforms are on the horizon : Clyde & Co
 
Jesus christ, been looking through a few of these article/news threads for some writings to discuss in a climate and crisis reading group that's starting, it's not a cheerful stream of news at all.
 
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