A national home energy efficiency drive could save six nuclear reactors' worth of energy

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A national home energy efficiency drive could save six nuclear reactors' worth of energy

Improving the thermal performance of UK homes could deliver climate and energy security at a fraction of the cost of nuclear power, argues Kingspan's Rita Singh

Against a febrile backdrop of rising energy prices, a price cap set to climb even more, and further pressures arising from the war in Ukraine, the government's strategy to tackle the cost of living has...

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