Energy Efficiency
Net zero: Almost 100 firms, cities, and states have now pledged to decarbonise their buildings by 2030
World Green Building Council drive to decarbonise company buildings across the globe gathers pace
ECIU: Leaky homes and extended lockdown could exacerbate households' Covid-19 financial struggles
A new analysis by the ECIU notes that extended lockdown into the winter months could exacerbate fuel poverty in the UK and calls on the government to implement vast energy efficiency programmes for homes that will lower heating bills while reducing carbon,...
Net zero: Manufacturers call for energy efficiency focus in UK recovery plans
Industry reaping huge rewards from investing in energy saving measures but more government support needed, Make UK warns
Making the net zero home a reality: Schneider Electric and Sustainable Ventures launch clean tech competition
Competition will give startups and SMEs a chance to develop their solution in partnership with Schneider Electric.
Energy efficiency should be at forefront of a green and resilient recovery
The government should heed the advice of the National Infrastructure Commission on energy efficiency and flexibility, argues Andrew Warren
Barclays snaps up stake in energy efficiency platform SaveMoneyCutCarbon
It marks the first move under the bank's £175m sustainable investment drive announced last month as part of its net zero strategy
Is home working really the greener option?
The coronavirus lockdown may have led to a fall in emissions, but assumptions that home-working automatically cuts carbon could prove to be wide of the mark
Study: Empty commercial buildings wasting energy and money during Covid-19 lockdown
Offices, shops, and hotels are still using roughly 84 per cent of their typical energy demand during lockdown, according to findings from energy performance consultants Carbon Intelligence
Google debuts Carbon-Intelligent Computing Platform
Tech giant announces new project is successfully shifting energy intensive computing processes to occur when the sun is shining and the wind is blowing
Coronavirus Response: 2020 has become a watershed year in more ways than one
If we had to have a worldwide closedown, at least it occurred during the tipping point year of 2020, argues Andrew Warren
Sainsbury's keeps it cool with 400,000 energy-saving 'Formula One' fridges
Supermarket claims Aerofoil fridges have cut energy use from refrigeration across its UK stores by 15 per cent
The government must deliver clear sighted energy efficiency policy - nothing else will do
The government must deliver on its promises to tackle the UK's woefully inefficient housing stock, argues Andrew Warren
City mayors and council leaders demand 'freedom' to deliver zero carbon homes
Mayors of London, Greater Manchester and West Midlands among leaders urging government to scrap proposals to restrict local planners to national energy efficiency standards
CCC: Weak UK housing rules risk raising net zero costs and climate vulnerability
Government's current green housing policies 'do not go far enough' to protect against climate change or cutting CO2, advisory body warns
UK industrial innovations win £9m energy efficiency funding boost
As many as eight innovations cut CO2 from plastics manufacturing, data centre cooling and other processes win public and private support
Smarter homes and better data are critical to any net zero vision
In 2020 the government must set out its vision for delivering energy efficient net zero homes, argues Dr Joanne Wade of the Association for Decentralised Energy
EU eco-design rules are major step forward - the UK must stick with them
New EU rules boosting repairability and energy efficiency of TVs, fridges and lighting products will cut consumer costs and emissions, argues Andrew Warren
Small businesses want to be more energy efficient - but they need support
SMEs must be encouraged to embrace energy efficiency measures if governments are to deliver on net zero targets, argues Carbon Trust's Laura Timlin
UK failure to focus on energy efficiency is wasting millions and damaging public health, Green Alliance study argues
The UK's decarbonisation strategy should pay more attention to the public health benefits of lowering energy demand, the study from Green Alliance in collaboration with the Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions (CREDS) argues
Knowledge gap leaving ten million UK households wasting energy, Citizens Advice survey finds
Nearly three-quarters of Brits underestimate the contribution of British homes to global warming, research conducted by Citizens Advice in partnership with the Energy Saving Trust has found
Inefficiency of UK offices fuelling climate change and driving up costs, report finds
Energy waste remains widespread, despite the availability of established solutions that can cut costs and emissions, new report from Green Alliance finds
Welsh Government plots end to fossil fuel energy in all new homes by 2025
Proposals unveiled to boost energy efficiency standards for new homes in bid to cut CO2, reduce bills and tackle fuel poverty
Cities must kick-start a home retrofit revival in 2020
Without strong national policy signals, cities must step into the void and offer ambitious energy efficiency schemes, argues the UK Green Building Council's John Alker
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