Efficiency
'IT shouldn't cost the Earth': New analysis reveals refurbished IT kit could save UK almost £1bn a year
Study from Circular Computing details how businesses could slash emissions and costs by deploying refurbished IT equipment
We need to move on from the theoretical electric heat pump vs hydrogen debate
With pipes connecting each building, and an individual heat pump in each property, much more than 20 per cent of homes couple be served by a heat network in the UK, writes Kensa Group's Karl Drage
'Action speaks louder than words': MPs call on government to replace Green Homes Grant scheme
Environmental Audit Committee writes to government slamming decision to axe grant scheme and urging Ministers to deliver replacement
Future Buildings Standard: Building professionals and green NGOs slam 'significant shortcomings'
21 organisations call for new National Retrofit Strategy in letter to top civil servant at housing ministry, warning current standards lack 'vision and ambition’
Is online retail greener than heading to the shops?
E-commerce has surged during the pandemic – now fresh research seeks to weigh-up the environmental credentials of buying online
Energy efficiency: 84 per cent of new homes in England built to EPC grade A and B
Latest EPC statistics reveals percentage of new homes to bag top EPC ratings is on the rise, but top scores remain uncommon for older homes
Ditching Green Homes Grant scheme will hit north hardest, think tank warns
Regions of northern England most likely to miss out on urgently needed upgrade work when Green Homes Grant voucher scheme closes for applications today, ECIU warns
'A kick in the teeth': Green economy reacts angrily to axing of Green Homes Grant
The government maintains scheme was only ever intended as a short term stimulus package, but green business groups have been left furious at the latest round of stop-start disruption for the energy efficiency sector
'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
Resource efficiency offers huge 'overlooked' climate benefits, study finds
Less waste, healthier diets, and shifting from sales to rental offer huge climate benefits, WRAP estimates
Could the new National Infrastructure Bank help solve the home retrofit challenge?
Ron Cowley of the Active Building Centre argues sweeping changing to our housing stock are essential, and the government's new bank could provide the catalyst that is desperately needed
Expert bodies call for £5.3bn spending blitz to catalyse national home retrofit push
The Construction Leadership Council publishes a new blueprint for tackling the UK's inefficient housing stock, as Bankers for Net Zero calls for policy interventions to drive green home investment
Farewell A+++: Government debuts streamlined energy efficiency labelling system in greener product standards push
Government unveils tougher labelling system as it sets out plans to tighten energy efficiency standards and introduce right to repair law
New study warns plug-in hybrids are struggling to deliver promised emissions savings
Analysis from Which? finds that in real world driving conditions leading plug-in hybrids burn through much more fuel than advertised
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?
Shambles squared
The news the government is likely to claw back funding assigned to the Green Homes Grant scheme is the biggest blow yet to the credibility of the Prime Minister's green recovery promises, and it does not bode well for the UK's wider net zero strategy...
MPs demand 'overhaul and extension' of Green Homes Grant Scheme
Environmental Audit Committee warns current sluggish rate of voucher issuance under the Green Homes Grant scheme means it would take another 10 years to meet the 600,000 home target set by the government
'It will kill businesses eventually': Are administrative problems scuppering the Green Homes Grant scheme?
Complaints from households and installers are becoming ever more vocal, and now some fear the high profile scheme could lead to the collapse of some businesses
HyNet: First industrial boiler fired up with hydrogen at pioneering pilot project
Progressive Energy says pilot project will provide evidence base to support switch from fossil fuel to hydrogen, as industry advances plans for UK's first hydrogen fuelled town
Distilleries receive first phase of £10m green whisky fund
The Green Distilleries competition will provide £10m of funding to 17 distilleries across England and Scotland
'We're getting there': Smart meters on track to reach half of Britain's homes and businesses in 2021
The smart meter rollout has faced major disruption due to Covid-19, but installations are on the up again and experts believe the technology has the potential to unlock the next wave of the net zero transition
Green Homes Grant scheme: MPs urge improvements in response to major teething issues
Survey by Parliament's Environmental Audit Committee reveals 'poor experience' among many applicants for the schemes' vouchers
How NatWest Group is delivering on its operational climate commitments
NatWest Group Energy Manager, Richard Eaton, offers the inside track on how the banking giant is working to deliver on its ambitious climate goals across its operations
A new breed of local energy service company will help businesses drive a green recovery
Energy efficiency services for businesses could be at the heart of a locally-driven economic recovery - all that’s needed is a toolkit to create solutions that businesses actually want, argues EnergyPro's Alex Rathmell
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