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Home /News /Climate Change
Posted 8th November 2023
IStructE has been named Sustainability Champion of the year at the prestigious Association Excellence Awards
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Posted 12th October 2023
New guidance published
Posted 25th September 2023
CIC responds to government announcement
Posted 19th July 2023
Sue Illman amongst winners for Sustainable Drainage Systems
Posted 5th July 2023
Agreement will enable vital knowledge and expertise to be shared
Posted 6th June 2023
Announcement from CLC's Construct Zero Programme surrounding diesel in construction sites
Posted 23rd May 2023
CIC responds to the warning that global temperatures may temporarily surpass 1.5 C of warming within the next five years
Posted 3rd May 2023
New data shows that construction is living up to its COP 26 carbon promises
Posted 14th April 2023
New briefings on embodied carbon and the Built Environment Carbon Database now online
Posted 14th December 2022
Climate education: the state of the industry + a new way forward report launch
Posted 29th November 2022
The construction sector has taken a number of significant steps towards net zero according to data published today.
Posted 10th November 2022
The Office for Zero Emission Vehicles champions the take-up of electric vehicles across the UK.
