Energy Efficiency

With EDF’s Sizewell C reportedly close to a government funding deal, the Tory leadership candidates are scrambling to identify credible fixes to the looming fuel poverty crisis

The loans form part of the £175m Greener Homes Alliance with Homes England

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss seek to burnish green policy credentials as Tory leadership contest edges towards final fortnight – but beyond the rhetoric, how much more have we learned?

Conservative Environment Network calls for expansion of schemes for energy efficiency and heat pumps, alongside longer-term clarity to encourage green investment

Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak and Downing Street face mounting pressure to ramp up support for energy efficiency and billpayers as autumn draws nearer

Active Building Centre research also calculates that building greener homes could save CO2 equivalent to use of 131,000 cars on UK roads

Project will explore which home improvements are most effective at curbing bills ahead of proposed £3,000 fuel price cap this Autumn

Lib Dems urge government to cancel looming energy price cap increase, as latest projections suggest average household bills could top £4,000 from January

The UK's next PM must work closely with local councils to deliver a long-term energy efficiency plan that can reduce soaring household energy bills, argues Chris Skidmore MP

UN chief argues oil and gas firms' profiteering off the energy crisis is 'punishing the poorest and most vulernable people, while destroying our home'