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An environmental group has managed to broker a cross-party deal to make Scotland’s buildings more energy efficient, a recent media news report has been able to reveal. WWF Scotland has managed to convince all the main political parties in Scotland to sign up to its climate change manifesto agreement, pledging to reduce emissions by 42% […]

Owners of energy efficient homes should be given cheaper mortgage rates, since current estimates of energy costs could be inaccurate by as much as £45,000 for a 25-year mortgage for an efficient home, a report launched by UK Green Building Council (UK-GBC) and the University College London’s Energy Institute has suggested. The research suggests that […]

Expanded public transit, energy-saving buildings, and better waste management could help cities and countries around the world save up to $22tn and avoid the equivalent in carbon pollution of India’s entire annual output of greenhouse gasses, according to leading economists. The Global Commission on Climate and Economy, an independent initiative by former finance ministers and […]

Residents in North Lanarkshire will be able to cut their gas and electricity bills if they decide to join a new scheme set up by their local council, a recent news report has been able to reveal. North Lanarkshire Council’s previous Big Switch scheme, which was opened in March, has already helped residents save a […]

Detecting a possible fault in your building’s heating system could potentially save a lot of energy money on the long term, but having the right tools for the job is essential, researchers from Drexel University in the United States have argued. Jin Wen, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Engineering and co-director of […]

Heat meters could potentially provide extensive benefits for both suppliers and customers connected to district heating networks, a recent news report in the local media has been able to reveal. Participants at an ENER-G Switch2 seminar in London were told by industry experts that using meters in district heating networks can help increase efficiency, reduce […]

Households across the UK are now facing potential hikes of more than 300 pounds on their energy bills as multiple fixed-rate tariffs are coming to an end, a recent news report has been able to reveal. No less than 24 such deals have come to an end this week, including offers from British Gas, ScottishPower […]

The Treasury has revealed plans to create a new energy efficiency tax system where a single business or organisation faces one tax and one reporting scheme, a news report suggests. As part of these plans, the government will abolish the CRC (Carbon Reduction Commitment), the scheme in which large energy users in the public and […]

Since buildings are responsible for around 40% of Europe’s energy consumption, the EU has launched a new research project, called DIRECTION, that aims to turn energy-efficient new building projects into successful businesses, a recent news report has revealed. Knowledge that energy efficiency saves money is widespread, but energy issues remain a low priority for consumers […]

British energy regulator Ofgem has revealed ambitious plans to reduce fuel poverty across the UK by connecting more homes to the gas grid, a recent news report has been able to reveal. Under this new scheme, Network companies will have to deliver more than 90,000 – or 18% more – fuel poor connections by 2021. […]

Over 1,500 homes in Southampton are set to become more energy efficient under a scheme launched by Southampton City Council and British Gas, a recent news report in the local media has been able to find. The range of improvements will include new windows, tenant controlled heating, external wall insulation, new roofs and coloured rendering. […]

The software used to establish Energy Performance Certificate ratings for buildings is set to change following a campaign initiated by the Residential Landlords Association, a recent news report has been able to reveal. After the BRE revealed that up to 10,000 properties could have been wrongly classified because Energy Performance Certificates can understate the energy […]