energy efficency

Tory leadership candidates urged to prioritise measures to decarbonise built environment

Policy

Tory leadership candidates urged to prioritise measures to decarbonise built environment

In an open letter from the Building Research Establishment, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak are urged to demonstrate how they would decarbonise the UK's buildings

clock 08 August 2022 • 3 min read
Business leaders urge government to avoid 'false choice' on how to fund expanded domestic energy efficiency scheme

Policy

Business leaders urge government to avoid 'false choice' on how to fund expanded domestic energy efficiency scheme

Expanded ECO scheme should be funded through fresh investment, rather than by raiding existing energy efficiency budgets, letter warns

clock 21 June 2022 • 4 min read
Cuts to energy efficiency support blamed for £1.5bn increase in domestic heating bills

Buildings

Cuts to energy efficiency support blamed for £1.5bn increase in domestic heating bills

New analysis finds that failure to upgrade homes to higher energy efficiency ratings has led households to foot higher heating bills

clock 24 January 2022 • 3 min read
Reports: EPC regulation reforms could see fines for landlords skyrocket

Energy

Reports: EPC regulation reforms could see fines for landlords skyrocket

The Government are considering raising the fine landlords face for not complying with energy efficiency regulation

clock 09 November 2021 • 3 min read
Energy Saving Trust: Job of making homes net zero gets harder with every year wasted

Energy

Energy Saving Trust: Job of making homes net zero gets harder with every year wasted

Speaking at Net Zero Festival, Energy Saving Trust boss Mike Thornton argues urgent action is needed to accelerate heat pump roll out by 'an order of magnitude'

clock 11 October 2021 • 3 min read

Efficiency

Government flicks switch on halogen bulb ban

Shift to LED bulbs expected to cut UK carbon emissions by 1.26 million tonnes a year, as government beefs up energy efficiency rules

clock 09 June 2021 • 2 min read

Energy

Keeping it cool: O2 data centres aim to take the heat off carbon emissions

Mobile giant reveals plans to harness new smart cooling technologies to slash emissions from its data centres

clock 20 May 2021 • 2 min read

Management

The inside story of the push to help the NHS achieve net zero carbon

Cameron Hawkins, head of energy and environment at NHS Property Services, reveals how work is advancing fast to slash emissions across one of the world's largest health systems

clock 26 April 2021 • 5 min read

Policy

'An avoidable tragedy': Government axes Green Homes Grant scheme with four day's notice

BREAKING: Surprise update to energy efficiency plans sees government boost funding for local authority upgrade schemes, but scrap the popular Green Homes Grant scheme at short notice

clock 27 March 2021 • 5 min read

Efficiency

Why energy efficiency is key to net zero

Hundreds of companies are announcing net zero strategies, but where are the energy efficiency programmes that should be at their heart?

clock 12 February 2021 • 3 min read