Efficiency

Households can now take a 'home energy MOT', but are the UK's efficiency efforts stalling?

Efficiency

Households can now take a 'home energy MOT', but are the UK's efficiency efforts stalling?

Government debuts new online service designed to offer tailored, impartial advice on how to save energy, but launch comes amidst reports plans to boost efficiency funding have stalled

clock 01 August 2022 • 6 min read
Fuel poverty has become a major political issue again, after decades of neglect

Efficiency

Fuel poverty has become a major political issue again, after decades of neglect

As the price of energy skyrockets, it is time for Britain's political leaders to finally take action to eliminate fuel poverty, writes British Energy Efficiency Federation's Andrew Warren

clock 20 July 2022 • 5 min read
Ecology Building Society boosts green mortgage offering for self-build homes

Buildings

Ecology Building Society boosts green mortgage offering for self-build homes

Enhanced discounts set to be offered by lender to homes built to high energy efficiency standards

clock 18 July 2022 • 2 min read
Poll: Public back more power for local authorities to deliver climate action

Policy

Poll: Public back more power for local authorities to deliver climate action

EXCLUSIVE: UK100 network of local authorities releases results of survey, alongside series of progress reports analysing central government's progress on decarbonisation

clock 14 July 2022 • 5 min read
Direct Air Capture start-up secures £3m funding boost

Investment

Direct Air Capture start-up secures £3m funding boost

Net Zero Technology Centre backs SMART-DAC technology from CO2CirculAir that is set to be trialled in Northern Ireland

clock 13 July 2022 • 3 min read
Energy Institute: Efficiency should be treated as 'national emergency'

Energy

Energy Institute: Efficiency should be treated as 'national emergency'

Latest annual Energy Barometer survey by Energy Institute ranks energy efficiency as priority response to energy crisis

clock 13 July 2022 • 3 min read
Study: UK households throw away 100 billion pieces of plastic packaging every year

Efficiency

Study: UK households throw away 100 billion pieces of plastic packaging every year

New Greenpeace report argues urgent government action is needed to reduce levels of plastic waste

clock 12 July 2022 • 2 min read
Study: Decarbonisation now a priority at 80 per cent of manufacturing firms

Management

Study: Decarbonisation now a priority at 80 per cent of manufacturing firms

MakeUK study reveals nearly half of manufacturers have implemented climate plans, amid escalating energy costs

clock 11 July 2022 • 3 min read
Shortage of trained heat pump installers could 'put a spanner' in net zero targets

Technology

Shortage of trained heat pump installers could 'put a spanner' in net zero targets

New report from Nesta suggests 6,000 more heat pump engineers will need to be trained annually to meet net zero goals

clock 07 July 2022 • 4 min read
'Electric households': How the average UK home could save nearly £1,200 a year

Technology

'Electric households': How the average UK home could save nearly £1,200 a year

As the government unveils plans for a new Low Carbon Heat Scheme, calculations reveal the huge savings on offer for households switching to clean technologies

clock 06 July 2022 • 6 min read