Incentives

Government touts energy efficiency scheme as research reveals houses account for over a quarter of UK's total energy consumption

New initiative will offer discounts and vouchers to London commuters who cycle and walk to work

Green Alliance predicts electricity efficiency subsidy could save £35bn for consumers

New local authority-backed financing model aims to scale up Green Deal programme

The government has perfect opportunity to restore its battered green credentials, but only if it resists calls for deep cuts to renewables incentives

Many companies unaware of loans and feed-in tariffs, which trade body says has created 22,000 jobs in UK solar alone

Businesses accounted for just 3.6 per cent of feed-in-tariff registrations last year, compared to 95 per cent in the domestic sector

Chancellor questions whether Germany shouldn't focus on importing solar power from southern Europe

Respro software calculates likely savings and revenue from deploying renewable at different properties

The Chancellor won few green friends yesterday, but his credit-easing plans could offer a boost to low carbon firms and the Green Deal