{"id":79205,"date":"2020-07-14T07:00:06","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T06:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=79205"},"modified":"2020-07-13T14:57:29","modified_gmt":"2020-07-13T13:57:29","slug":"procurement-of-renewable-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/procurement-of-renewable-energy\/79205\/","title":{"rendered":"Task group to \u2018demystify\u2019 procurement of renewable energy & offsets"},"content":{"rendered":"

The UK Green Building Council<\/a> (UKGBC) has announced a new task group which will develop guidance on the procurement of renewable energy and carbon offsets for the built environment<\/h2>\n

The new task group will develop guidance for procuring renewable energy, provide a set of principles for offsetting outstanding carbon balance and set a transition plan for phasing out the future use of offsets.<\/p>\n

This work will build on UKGBC\u2019s \u2018Net Zero Carbon Buildings Framework\u2019, which was developed to build industry consensus on the definition of a net-zero carbon building<\/a> for both construction and operation.<\/p>\n

The framework encourages reductions in whole life carbon and improvements in energy efficiency as the most important steps in decarbonising buildings<\/a> but recognises that the procurement of renewable energy and offsets can also play a role in a building\u2019s net-zero transition.<\/p>\n

This project forms part of UKGBC\u2019s \u2018Advancing Net Zero Programme\u2019, which has been made possible this year thanks to the support of our lead partner the Redevco Foundation<\/a>, and programme partners BAM Construct UK<\/a>, Berkeley Group<\/a>, Grosvenor Britain & Ireland<\/a>, Hoare Lea<\/a> and JLL UK<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Urgent need for the built environment to decarbonise<\/h3>\n

Emily Huynh, technical advisor at UKGBC, said: \u201cThe importance and urgency for the built environment to decarbonise cannot be understated.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is critical that action is taken now to promote a more rapid step change in our transition to net-zero, and many businesses are now grappling with the practical steps they will need to take.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis new task group will work together to develop guidance that provides clarity on how best to address residual emissions during this transition, through the procurement of renewable energy and the use of carbon offsets<\/a> where applicable.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe group\u2019s work will help demystify how practitioners can go about procuring quality renewable energy and offsets as the industry pursues a consistent and ambitious trajectory to net zero carbon.\u201d<\/p>\n

UKGBC will undertake a consultation on the draft guidance in Autumn 2020 to capture perspectives from across the industry.<\/p>\n

The task group is being supported by, and includes representation from:<\/h3>\n