Insulation

Consumer Focus study says energy efficiency could drive economic growth and lift millions of people out of fuel poverty

Insulation firms call on government to ensure smooth transition to new Green Deal regime or risk the sector collapsing in 2013

Government provides £12m pot to help cities kick-start the energy efficiency scheme in their regions

Action with Communities in Rural England claims local groups save £2,000 through VAT tax relief on green products that Brussels wants to axe

Treasury confirms it will fight to keep cut-rate VAT for green goods on domestic but not charitable buildings

But government confirms first energy efficiency loans will not be available to consumers until early 2013

YouGov survey finds majority of people do not know how much they spend on energy, as heating industry warns behaviour change will be key to selling Green Deal

Green Deal providers, assessors, and installers could apply for the government's stamp of approval from this week

Office of Fair Trading urges government to monitor Green Deal and ECO as it reports on anti-competitive practices in the £700m home insulation market

New report finds it cheaper to use climate-friendly technologies than harmful SF6 in electricity power lines