UK Government announces plans to make new homes net zero by 2025
The new net zero homes are expected to produce 75-80% less carbon emissions as compared to current levels. To ensure industry is ready to meet the new standards by 2025,…
IEA ‘plans global net-zero energy roadmap’
The International Energy Agency (IEA) is planning to publish a comprehensive roadmap on how the global energy sector can reach net zero by 2050. The roadmap will highlight mechanisms for…
Publication of the CMS Renewable Energy Guide 2020/21
The RE industry has been spurred on by falling costs and rising innovation, ‘net-zero’ commitments and the enhanced focus on building back better and greener out of the pandemic. Integration…
Carbon Neutrality by 2050 is the world’s most urgent mission
Carbon levels are at a record high and the past decade has been the hottest of all times on record. There is a need to cut production of fossil fuels…
Andhra makes energy conservation code mandatory for commercial buildings
The state government has made Andhra Pradesh Energy Conservation Building Code (APECBC) mandatory to get building approvals for all commercial buildings with a plot area of 1,000 square meters or…
Washington state proposes legislation to phase out natural gas utility service
Washington House Bill 1084,The Healthy Homes and Clean Buildings Act, would require all new buildings in the State Washington to be zero-carbon by 2030 and seek to eliminate fossil fuel…
Godrej & Boyce – the only Indian company to be a finalist at the World GBC ‘Asia Pacific Leadership in Green Building’ Awards 2020
Godrej & Boyce was nominated as one of the four finalists for the ‘Business Leadership in Sustainability Award’ that recognizes companies which are truly integrating sustainability into their business models…
5th edition of 2020 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction is published
The annual report by GlobalABC highlights that the building sector is far from being on track for decarbonisation, notwithstanding the effects of COVID-19. However, it is possible to achieve net-zero…
Direct building CO2 emissions need to halve by 2030 to get on track for net zero carbon building stock by 2050
Emissions from the operation of buildings hit their highest-ever level in 2019, moving the sector further away from fulfilling its huge potential to slow climate change and contribute significantly to…
December 2020
Monthly updates about our initiatives, global highlights and everything NZEB! December 2020 Bulletin Introducing ZerO-In Dialogues The ZerO-In Dialogues, starting January 2021 will expand the discussion from a singular net-zero…