Efficiency

Products made from embedded CO2, from soap to fuels to vodka, are great examples of the circular economy in action

Government has unveiled a bold plan to cut emissions from new homes - but having been burned once by a late U-turn, the green building and energy industries are skittish

New EU ecodesign rules will require TVs, fridges and dishwashers to be easier to recycle and more energy efficient

Transforming Food Production Challenge aimed at technologies and innovations which seek to cut emissions and boost food production

Global technology giant unveils plan to invest more than €1bn in energy efficiency measures, as it promises to step up green energy sourcing and offset programmes

Study by energy giant suggests cost and energy savings across public sector that would result from installing solar panels, LED lighting, and low carbon heating measures would run to £5.6bn over 15 years

Energy suppliers to be subject to annual installation targets under new government plan to ramp up smart meter rollout, amidst growing fears over sluggish progress

New incentive scheme has helped result in 10,000 fewer rooms being cleaned in just two months, leading to lower environmental impacts

E3G's Ed Matthew argues the UK's plummeting domestic energy efficiency installation rates can be reversed, but only if a serious Treasury rethink is undertaken

Sluggish improvement rates in global energy efficiency prompts IEA to convene group of business and political leaders to help find solutions