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Embodied Carbon
Embodied Carbon Bill stumbles at second reading
by Jack Clappen|29 November 22|Policy, Sustainability
Last Friday saw the second reading of the Carbon Emissions (Buildings) Bill, a Private Member’s Bill being sponsored by Jerome Mayhew, MP for Broadland and a member of the influential Environmental Audit Select Committee. This motion aimed to ensure that whole-life carbon emissions are reported upon construction and that legal...
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Liz Truss lettuce
Liz Truss, lettuce, and our troubled political economy
by Jack Clappen|21 October 22|Policy
Yesterday, the current government’s continuing melodrama entered a new chapter as Liz Truss resigned after just 45 days as prime minister. Truss’ resignation makes her the shortest serving prime minister in UK history, overtaking George Canning who died of pneumonia just 119 days into office. It also means we are...
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