'Home insulation alone is not a magic bullet': Why behaviour change is critical to cutting UK energy use

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Growing mountain of evidence underscores huge importance of attaching energy saving awareness campaigns to rollout of measures such as insulation and heat pumps

Almost all households, or 98 per cent of people in the UK, have undertaken at least one measure to save on their energy use this winter amid widespread fears that bills may not see any return to pre-energy-crisis...

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