Category: Sustainable buildings

Green skills briefing

Ashden is calling for a revolution in green skills training in response to the UK government’s announcement that it has scrapped its flagship green homes

With UK Green Homes Grant scrapped, a training revolution is needed

Climate solutions charity Ashden is calling for a revolution in green skills training in response to the UK government’s announcement today that it has scrapped

Green bonds and community shares win public backing for climate action

Innovative funding methods and partnerships can help councils get ambitious climate projects off the ground. But they can also deepen community engagement in climate solutions. Two pioneering organisations explain

We need more grassroots projects to avert climate disaster

It’s in everyone’s interest to tackle the climate crisis – but calls for action can seem a slap in the face for people facing financial

Can hydrogen power local net zero plans?

At a meeting of Ashden’s city-region network, experts Nixon Sunny (Imperial College) and David Joffe (Committee on Climate Change) shared insights on the role of

Green construction apprenticeships can build a low-carbon UK

The UK Government has pledged a zero carbon Britain by 2050. Reaching this goal demands the upgrading of over a million buildings a year, potentially

Nepal: returning migrants lead a green recovery from coronavirus

Coronavirus has devastated Nepal. But sustainable construction NGO Build up Nepal is helping communities bounce back. The organisation is working with a growing network of returning migrants, including many young people, to ignite a green economic recovery in the country. Founder Björn Söderberg explains more.