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Left behind in the green wake?

By Stephen Cirell | 04 April 2012

Those authorities which have taken climate change off their priority list are missing a golden op...

The Green Deal is a very big deal

By Stephen Cirell | 07 February 2012

Local authorities that do not embrace the Green Deal's purpose and engage with its operation will...

Solar flair

By Stephen Cirell | 09 November 2011

Councils need to pull out all the stops to make sure current projects are complete before the fee...

Solar power for social housing

By Stephen Cirell | 20 September 2011

Councils can still benefit from solar power, but they need to take speedy action on large scale s...

Are changes to the CRC lawful?

By Stephen Cirell | 20 September 2011

The Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) was introduced into the UK in 2010, but changes announced i...

Sporting opportunities

By Stephen Cirell | 05 July 2011

Local authorities should develop innovative renewable energy schemes for playing fields and sport...

Pooling resources

By Stephen Cirell | 21 June 2011

The Supreme Court’s verdict on shared service companies could pave the way for new renewable ener...

Saving on the gas

By Stephen Cirell | 12 May 2011

Electric cars could help councils ease the pain of rising fuel costs and bring wider environmenta...