London, United Kingdom

8.2m inhabitants

Temperate climate

Existing / Planned Regulations & Roadmaps

London to be a zero carbon city by 2050

Net zero carbon homes and offsetting policy came into effect in 2016

Net zero carbon development (residential and non-residential) and offsetting policy to be introduced*

Energy efficiency targets* include an improvement on national code of 10% (residential development) and 15% (non-residential development)

A newer, higher carbon offset price to incentivise on-site reductions (new London Plan)

Reporting of unregulated emissions and requirement to undertake whole lifecycle carbon emissions assessments*

New requirement for developers to monitor buildings post-construction for at least five years to assess compliance with zero carbon target*

5 year carbon budgets, derived from mapping out energy efficiency and low carbon heating uptake required to reach zero emissions in buildings by 2050

Non-regulatory incentives and programs: £500m Energy Efficiency Fund, £34m Energy for Londoners program, including Cleaner Heat Cashback Scheme, Retrofit programmes RE:FIT, RE:NEW, Decentralised Energy Enabling Project, Solar Action Plan

Developed the Mayor’s London Environment Strategy, a climate action plan consistent the Paris Agreement, detailing the pathway to becoming a carbon neutral city by 2050.

*subject to new London Plan, currently under public consultation

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London Environment Strategy

Your lawyers since 1722

Existing / Planned Regulations & Roadmaps

*subject to new London Plan, currently under public consultation

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