Claire Sheppard

Sep 3, 2024 | propertyreporter.co.uk | Claire Sheppard

The Climate Change Committee’s 2024 Progress Report states that more than three-quarters of the required emissions reductions for the next three carbon budgets are expected to come from sectors (other than the energy sector) including buildings – contributions in these sectors “will need to accelerate fast”. It may be a truism that energy data is a critical building block for delivering improved energy efficiency in buildings.

Dec 7, 2023 | farrer.co.uk | Claire Sheppard |Christina Tennant

“Understanding net zero means you understand climate risk. There are no returns on a dead planet.(1)The net zero mission is deceptively simple. It can even be encapsulated in the ubiquitous three-word slogan: net zero 2050. But, as with any vision (and three-word slogan), it is meaningless if it is not underpinned by a decent strategy and real action. It certainly makes for some harrowing reading when delving into the topic of climate change and the possibility of achieving net zero.

Apr 19, 2023 | farrer.co.uk | Claire Sheppard |Jo Ord

Landowners and occupiers are not expected be an “insurer of nature”[1], but to avoid criminal and civil liability they do need to manage the risks from the trees they are responsible for. And, importantly, no one wants to go home after a day’s work knowing that they could have taken steps to prevent a death or injury.