Energy Efficiency

Electricity consumption doubled in the last six months with the trajectory likely to continue, says PwC economist

Bank kicks off major new programme to provide discounted lending to help businesses invest in green upgrades

Promotional campaign will also help improve energy efficiency at English Heritage sites

Plan to change timeline for energy use reduction puts Paris targets at risk, say MEPS

Help-to-Buy mortgages in Wales will be assessed against property's energy efficiency rating, with buyers of better-insulated homes able to borrow more money

EEF's Brad Deane argues the government should properly streamline energy and carbon reporting requirements and focus on the real barrier to efficiency progress - long payback periods

First analysis of progress against Sustainable Development Goal 7 - which targets green energy - finds limited headway made against clean cooking, renewables, and energy efficiency targets

Following the publication of Labour's new domestic energy efficiency strategy, Alan Whitehead takes aim at the scandalous loophole that will allow landlords to keep renting the coldest and most inefficient homes

Shadow Business Secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey outlines fresh policy to save households £1bn a year on energy bills

Andrew Warren welcomes the new Housing Secretary with a reminder that the government's plans for Display Energy Certificates remain remarkably opaque