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SEA welcomes cross party agreement for action on climate change
The Sustainable Energy Association welcomes the recent announcement of a cross party agreement for action on climate change. Similar cross-party support for an energy in buildings strategy would help to deliver these climate commitments as well as provide a more...
Industry welcomes announcement for more energy efficient homes but more could be done
Welcome news for tenants and industry today following the announcement of government plans to improve energy efficiency on buildings for the private rented sector. From April 2018, landlords will be required by law to get their properties to an energy efficiency...
Industry welcomes Green Party call for Energy Efficiency to become a National Infrastructure Priority
Industry welcomed today the proposed amendment to Labour’s energy motion by Green Party MP Caroline Lucas. Ms Lucas has called for a proportion of the national infrastructure budget to be used to make all homes energy efficient. Dave Sowden, Chief Executive of the...
Kingspan Group joins the Sustainable Energy Association to promote energy saving, sustainable solutions, low carbon and renewable energy production from buildings
The Sustainable Energy Association is delighted to welcome Kingspan as its latest Executive Member. Kingspan, a leading global provider of products and services with sustainability at their core has joined the Sustainable Energy Association to further boost its...
Party Conferences 2014
After three weeks of being on the road, with nothing but the free sandwiches at the (various, and variously excellent) fringe events, what have we learned about the likely future of energy policy under our next Government? Labour: “Every single penny to go to the fuel...
Industry welcomes boost for household energy efficiency
Industry welcomed today the announcement by Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Ed Davey, of an extra £100m of Government funding for household energy efficiency improvements this winter. Dave Sowden, Chief Executive of the Sustainable Energy...
Industry welcomes Labour commitment to long-term strategy for energy efficiency
Labour’s plan to make a ten year energy efficiency strategy a national infrastructure priority, was welcomed by industry today. The announcement was made by Caroline Flint, Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change and reiterated by Labour leader Ed...
Industry calls for policy stability as 670 energy efficiency jobs put at risk
The Sustainable Energy Association (SEA) today called for political parties to put their differences aside and focus on stability for the industry – as Britain’s largest energy saving installation company (Mark Group) begins redundancy consultations with up to 670...
General Election: Cabinet Re-Shuffle Review
The announcement that William Hague was stepping down as a MP at the next General Election was the first indication that today’s Cabinet Reshuffle (still in progress at the time of writing) would be much more significant than previously thought. For the energy sector,...
Next steps to Zero Carbon Homes – Allowable Solutions
This week, some nine months after the consultation closed, the Department for Communities and Local Government finally revealed its response to Next steps to zero carbon homes – Allowable Solutions. Some of the document contents were no surprise having been made...
Dave Sowden Speaking Notes for SEA Summer Reception
SEA Manifesto I’d like to take a few moments to outline the background to, and content of the manifesto that we published yesterday. First, this is a great big win / win. We start by spelling out the economics – using Government’s own data and tool to set out...
Industry welcomes decision on energy efficiency in buildings
Industry welcomed the Government’s confirmation yesterday that it will not commence powers in the Deregulation Bill which restrict the ability of local authorities to impose their own requirements for energy efficiency until the Zero Carbon Homes (ZCH) standard is in...