UK Treasury launches consultation into business energy efficiency tax policy

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 […]

Households face potential hikes of up to 300 pounds on their energy bills

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 […]

Heat meters are an excellent monitoring tool for district networks

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 […]

Save energy and money by detecting possible faults in your building’s heating system

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 […]

New scheme launched to help North Lanarkshire residents save on their gas and electricity bills

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 […]

Energy-saving buildings and climate-smart cities could help save $22tn around the world, economists argue

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 […]

Mortgage rates should be cheaper for owners of energy efficient homes

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 […]

Environmental group brokers cross-party deal to make Scotland’s buildings more energy efficient

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% […]

Energy efficiency schemes should focus on the poor, researchers argue

The energy efficiency schemes launched across the US should focus primarily on people in “fuel poverty”, a researcher from the Energy Policy Institute in Chicago has argued recently. His research paper suggests that offering people money to inconvenience themselves on behalf of the environment will be taken most seriously by the poor. The report recommends […]