A new independent report claims that Scotland can and must obtain half of its energy from renewable sources within the next 14 years. And an Energy Saving Trust report, also just published, shows that Scotland is already making progress towards this goal, estimating that 2015 saw...
The Government needs to show that its claimed £6.2bn benefit, due from the roll-out of its smart meter programme, is based upon truly robust evidence, according to another scathing report upon the entire exercise – this time from the House of Commons Science and Technology...
he UK has fallen out of the top 10 of a respected international league table of countries’ energy sectors for the first time. The World Energy Council blamed the government’s “lack of clarity” and “myriad of changes,” which it said have left the country facing a...
Government research has shown that consumers’ worries over paying for energy bills dropped to their lowest level last month since the project began more than four years ago. Yet despite this, public support for energy efficiency continues to be strong and there is also a continuing...
Firms in Northern Ireland that want to purchase energy efficient equipment to cut costs and reduce the environmental impact of commercial energy consumption can continue to access Invest Northern Ireland’s 0% APR Energy Efficiency Loan Fund for at least two more years. Following an independent review...
A major programme to retrofit public sector buildings in Scotland and give all public sector organisations and registered social landlords the choice of having a combination of energy efficiency installations across their buildings has been launched. The measures include building fabric, environmental service systems and their...
Margot James has written to the company asking it to resolve an ongoing safety issue affecting millions of consumers more quickly. A new government-backed working group will deliver urgent recommendations to improve the safety of white goods, including tumble dryers, Consumer Minister Margot James announced today...
Good morning ladies and gentlemen. I am delighted to be here today to share the UK’s experiences of energy efficiency policy. I’m the newly appointed minister energy in the newly formed Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, in a new government under the leadership of...
A new independent report claims that Scotland can and must obtain half of its energy from renewable sources within the next 14 years. And an Energy Saving Trust report, also just published, shows that Scotland is already making progress towards this goal, estimating that 2015 saw...
esearch organisations The Association for the Conservation of Energy and The Regulatory Assistance Project claim that tackling our energy efficiency climate deficit is essential and could lead to a £45 billion boost to UK economy. But they say that successive Governments have failed to act on...