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The Big Energy Saving Week 2020 was officially launched yesterday, the 20th of January. Funded by the UK and Scottish and Welsh Governments and run by the Energy Saving Trust and Citizens Advice Bureau, it focuses on raising public awareness about the potential benefits of switching energy suppliers or tariffs and educating people on how […]

The NHS has revealed plans to step up action to tackle the climate emergency and drive towards reaching the national target of reaching net zero by 2050, a news report can reveal. NHS Chief Executive Sir Simon Stevens announced that the organisation and its staff will fight the climate “health emergency” and in doing so, […]

Lowering or cancelling VAT for energy efficiency retrofit works to bring them more in line with new builds should be prioritized over the current arrangements, where it’s cheaper to demolish and rebuild, experts have argued. The Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission, an independent body set up to advise the government on how to promote high-quality […]

The Energy Saving Trust (EST) has long championed raising the level of energy efficiency in new homes, and now, the organization has revealed 7 key principles it would like to see implemented in any future key piece of legislation, a recent news release has revealed. An increasing numbers of individuals and organisations are aware that […]

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced plans to spend $74 million (£56.7m) to support a total of 63 green projects, aiming to improve the energy performance of buildings and the electric grid, a news report can reveal. More than 125 million residential and commercial buildings are currently using more energy than any other […]

A local authority has taken on powers to improve the energy efficiency standards of commercial and private rented properties, a recent report has been able to suggest. The Oxford City Council has accepted the delegation of powers from Oxfordshire County Council relating to enforcement of Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) in the domestic private rented sector, […]

Businesses across the UK are being urged to accelerate the deployment of energy saving measures before the new Streamlined Energy & Carbon Reporting (SECR) rules come into force next month, a recent news report has been able to suggest. Around 12,000 large and UK-listed businesses to report new energy-related data under the new SECR regulations […]

The Cornwall and Isles of Scilly sustainability and transformation partnership (STP) has set itself the very ambitious goal to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2030, a recent news report has been able to reveal. The STP has established a sustainability board to create and oversee a plan to deliver the ambition and will formally […]

Funding of up to £1m has been raised by the Brighton and Hove Energy Services Co-operative (BHESCo) as community investments to finance various clean energy projects, a recent news report has been able to suggest. The non-profit social organisation, which launched its first community share offer in 2015, has now completed as many as 50 […]

A local authority will launch a new climate emergency strategy that aims to commit to the green economy, create an impressive 10,000 green jobs and reduce household bills, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest.  Bradford Council aims to engage with the public, support communities and businesses affected by […]

HeatingSave’s parent company, Tensor plc, the UK based, award winning market leader in the design, manufacture and installation of security, access control, attendance monitoring and energy management/monitoring systems is proud to announce that it has just successfully passed the very stringent re-certification audits for the ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems and ISO […]

The UK has managed to achieve a significant milestone in the ongoing struggle to tackle the climate emergency by achieving a 3.6% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 2018, a recent news report has been able to suggest. A recent report by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) studying territorial emissions for […]