Spotlight on Sustainability: Where we are and where we’re going
NCFE is starting the New Year with a focus on some of the bigger issues facing the education sector and society in 2022. To kick…
Net Zero
Net zero refers to the balance between the amount of greenhouse gas produced and the amount removed from the atmosphere. We reach net zero when the amount we add is no more than the amount taken away.
What is the Net Zero Strategy?
It is a UK government strategy that sets out plans to reduce climate-wrecking emissions and decarbonise all sectors of the UK economy, from transport to agriculture.
Some of the key policies outlined included a pledge to power the UK on green electricity by 2035 and a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030. A pledge was made to make the UK a “world leader in zero emissions flight” through use of sustainable aviation fuel.
University Estates and FE Colleges – the climate change challenge
In October, ahead of COP26, 140 universities backed a new set of commitments on climate action drawn up by Universities UK, including emissions reduction targets…
THE GAP BETWEEN LEVELLING UP RHETORIC AND REALITY
Landmark ‘State of the North 2021/22: Powering northern excellence‘ report reveals a gulf between levelling up promises and policy reality The leading think-tank for the…
£65 million of new funding to help colleges and universities reach net zero
The Welsh Government has today announced £65 million of new funding to support further education, higher education and adult community learning in Wales. The package…
Bellevue Place Education Trust hires eEnergy to provide Light as a Service and My ZeERO offerings
eEnergy (@eenergyplc), a leading Energy Efficiency-as-a-Service and Energy Management-as-a-Service business in the UK and Ireland, is pleased to announce Bellevue Place Education Trust (“BPET” or…
Teesside skills partnership supercharges Net Zero aims
THE SKILLS fuelling Teesside’s push to be the Net Zero epicentre of the country are being created thanks to a new partnership. TTE, part of…
The UK’s road to net zero is impossible without a major reskilling programme
The UK Government can achieve #NetZero emissions without compromising economic prosperity, as advances of the last decades have put climate neutrality within reach. However, laying…
UK government committed to achieving net zero by 2050
A net zero society: scenarios and pathways The UK government is committed to achieving net zero by 2050, requiring a reduction in UK net greenhouse…
Students Shape Solutions To Net Zero At ‘schools Cop’
Young people’s voices to be heard by decision makers after nationwide campaign Revolutionary engineering ideas proposed by secondary school students will be debated in classrooms…
Institute leading way with green skills in drive to net zero
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (@IFATEched) is transforming skills training to help our nation meet its #NetZero carbon emissions target by 2050. The…
