Brussels takes legal action over UK green agenda failure

摘要

The European Commission has started legal proceedings against the UK government for failing to deliver on a raft of green construction regulations mandated by Brussels, Building can reveal. The dispute centres around the UK government's failure to set out how it will comply with the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). The directive's requirements include rolling out Display Energy Certificates (DECs) to large privately-owned buildings that are visited by the public, such as shopping centres, as well introducing regulations to require people to upgrade the energy performance of their homes when carrying out other home improvements.