Nearly 4m energy smart meters in homes and businesses are faulty, government figures have shown, in a further blow to the “troubled” rollout of the…
View More New blow to British smart meter rollout as number of faulty machines leaps to 4mTag: Energy efficiency
Failure to insulate UK homes costing thousands of lives a year, says report
The government’s failure to insulate the UK’s cold and leaky homes is costing thousands of lives a year, according to analysis. The report from Greenpeace…
View More Failure to insulate UK homes costing thousands of lives a year, says reportHigh shower pressure can help people save water, study suggests
Swapping a feeble dribble for a powerful blast might seem like an environmental indulgence when it comes to taking a shower, but researchers say it…
View More High shower pressure can help people save water, study suggestsLabour’s reduced home insulation plans ‘simply not enough’
Labour’s slashing of proposed spending on home insulation will leave millions of people on low incomes in cold, damp homes and could prevent the UK…
View More Labour’s reduced home insulation plans ‘simply not enough’Installation of rooftop solar panels in UK hits 12-year high in 2023
The number of households and businesses installing rooftop solar panels has reached its highest level in 12 years, while heat pump installations climbed to record…
View More Installation of rooftop solar panels in UK hits 12-year high in 2023I thought most of us were going to die from the climate crisis. I was wrong
“Scientists say temperatures could rise by 6C by 2100 and call for action ahead of UN meeting in Paris” – Independent, 2015. A world that…
View More I thought most of us were going to die from the climate crisis. I was wrongChris Packham launches legal challenge over UK’s watering down of climate policies
Chris Packham has filed a high court legal challenge to the UK government over its decision to weaken key climate policies. The broadcaster and environmental…
View More Chris Packham launches legal challenge over UK’s watering down of climate policiesEnergy efficiency scheme for cold homes going at a glacial pace, says Labour
Labour has attacked the Conservatives over the speed of government efforts to upgrade Britain’s draughty housing stock, as analysis showed a leading household energy efficiency…
View More Energy efficiency scheme for cold homes going at a glacial pace, says LabourUK ministers ‘have failed to convince public of smart meter benefits’
The delayed smart energy meter rollout has failed to meet its targets because ministers have not done enough to convince households of their benefits, according…
View More UK ministers ‘have failed to convince public of smart meter benefits’New £1bn government upgrade to plug Great Britain’s draughtiest homes
Households could save up to £400 a year on energy bills under a new means-tested scheme to insulate more than 300,000 of Great Britain’s draughtiest…
View More New £1bn government upgrade to plug Great Britain’s draughtiest homes