Policy & Advocacy
The new Labour Government has a huge mandate for change, a big focus on planning reform, new homes and Warm Homes plan with double the budget of the last administration.
With time running out to halt climate and nature breakdown, the priorities, policies and every action of this Government needs to count. We’re working with our members, partners and allies to step up and offer the expertise and support needed for the bold, brave, long-term policy decisions we want to see.
Letter to the new Prime Minister
Read our letter
What does our policy & advocacy work look like?
Engaging
Setting the agenda
Convening
Analysis and commentary
Our policies
UKGBC’s 4-step policy platform ‘Building Britain’s Future’ draws together the game-changing policies developed with members and partners to offer the new Government opportunities to show real impact on energy bills, affordable housing, and climate and nature protection, by renewing the places we live, work and play.
It builds on the policy recommendations of UKGBC’s seminal Whole Life Carbon Roadmap to Decarbonise the Built Environment which has become a reference point for the industry and policy makers. And is informed by our emerging Climate Resilience Roadmap.
Our team
Our team brings expertise on topics from climate policy, through planning, new build and retrofit, climate risk and resilience, nature restoration and the energy transition. Our backgrounds are as ministerial advisors, housebuilders, NGO campaigners and civil servants. Our staff are based in London, Scotland and Wales.
We work closely with a member Taskforce who help shape and drive our work, and our efforts are boosted by the generous support of Policy Advocacy Project Partners.
Policy & Advocacy Task Force
This new UKGBC Task Force for this new era of public affairs work has been established to harness the expertise and thought leadership of members. It provides expertise and extends our convening capacity as we forge relationships with the new government – aiming to shape the policy conversation on areas as diverse as commercial retrofit, embodied carbon, new developments, nature restoration and resilience.
The Task Force will ensure that this work raises the voice of our sector to have real impact with a change of government.