Energy Efficiency

The EU's Emissions Trading Scheme is the cornerstone of its decarbonisation policy, but it is currently under fierce pressure for reform from industry groups and some member countries, writes Andrew Warren

Impressive growth in turnover and employment continues across the UK's low carbon and renewable energy industries, latest Office for National Statistics data confirms

Workforce 2030: Widening skills gap threatens to undermine government housebuilding, clean energy, warm homes, and net zero ambitions, warns Engineering & Building Services Skills Alliance

BusinessGreen explores how a 'fossil-free' building model has not only surpassed regulatory expectations, but offered a blueprint for low-carbon urban development

Two professors of energy studies – one British, the other Swedish – explore the very different histories of home heating in their countries.

Report warns rapid expansion of renewables is largely covering fast-growing energy demand from data centres and cooling systems rather than displacing fossil fuels

There is strong support for decarbonisation across the UK commercial property sector, but government dither and delay suggests it is not listening to the industry, writes Jenna Strover from Potter Space

Project includes extension of the Mersey heat network to connect landmark waterfront buildings, including Georges Dock Building and the Cunard

New report from property giant Grosvenor warns efforts to enhance the efficiency of listed buildings and conservation areas are being hampered by an outdated planning system

NHS trusts, armed forces, and the prison estate are the latest public bodies to benefit from new funding from DESNZ and Great British Energy