Business groups are urging the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to keep funding home insulation and other low-carbon measures under the green homes grant, which is under…
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Wood burning at home now biggest cause of UK particle pollution
Domestic wood burning has become the single biggest source of small particle air pollution in the UK, producing three times more than road traffic, government…
View More Wood burning at home now biggest cause of UK particle pollutionHundreds of millions in green grants for English homes pulled despite delays
The government’s flagship programme for a green recovery is in turmoil after it was revealed that hundreds of millions of pounds are being withdrawn from…
View More Hundreds of millions in green grants for English homes pulled despite delaysUK’s green plan offers mixed hopes for post-Covid-19 jobs boom
Britain’s homes are going green, says Derek Horrocks, who runs a home insulation business in Lancashire that has vacancies for architects, surveyors, administrators and accountants.…
View More UK’s green plan offers mixed hopes for post-Covid-19 jobs boomOvo to launch ‘half-price’ electric vehicle charging tariff
Ovo Energy plans to launch an electric vehicle charging tariff, at half the usual price, to compete with typical off-peak rates even when electricity demand…
View More Ovo to launch ‘half-price’ electric vehicle charging tariffGreen homes: how to shut out the winter cold and save cash
With storms and snow sweeping much of the country this week, many people’s thoughts will have turned to how to make their home warmer and…
View More Green homes: how to shut out the winter cold and save cashHow to save the planet? Richard Curtis says it involves pensions, actually
His romcom Love Actually is frequently voted the nation’s favourite Christmas film but Richard Curtis’s latest festive offering aims to shock viewers into action, as…
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