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Jane Burston

Landlords: work in partnership with tenants on energy efficiency, get better leases

15 December 09

The introduction of the Carbon Reduction Commitment looks set to provide yet another catalyst for landlords and tenants to disagree.Lawyers are rubbing their hands together in glee at the prospect of the complicated contracts required to distinguish how government-recycled revenues will be recycled back multiple tenants, all performing differently in…

I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house down

14 December 09

At the UN summit in Copenhagen, the weekend doesn’t mean rest from the cyclone of climate change activities hitting the amassed delegates and local population. Sunday was no different, and in search of a change from the sterility of the official conference venue, the Bella Centre, I visited the Climate…

Tighter regulation required for energy efficiency – or just more common sense

11 December 09

CEOs and Heads of Sustainability convened yesterday at the Copenhagen Communique event to talk about the part business has to play in setting society on a path low carbon path. To briefly explain – the Copenhagen Communique is a statement, signed by over 900 business leaders, calling for a strong…

Europe showcases green cities

9 December 09

After a stumbling and content-less speech, delivered in monotone by Elisabet Falemo, State Secretary to the Swedish Minister for the Environment, I was ready to be underwhelmed by the European green cities showcase. In fact I was ready for a snooze.But I hung in there and it was worth it.The…

Climate talks start today in Copenhagen

7 December 09

The 15th UN Conference of Parties, COP15, kicks off today in Copenhagen.  The aim of the conference is to deliver an agreement limiting global warming to less than 2 degrees C – the temperature that would give us a realistic chance of avoiding “catastrophic” climate change.  The talks will also…