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Heat is on over technology targets

The WWF has called on the UK Government to put its weight behind green heating. In the Warm homes, not warm words report, the campaign group has put forward a case for the Committee on Climate...

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2014: A green policy round-up

2014 may be remembered as the year when international debate on climate targets gave way to what looks like broad agreement. Certainly in Europe, more common ground has been found than ever. The green...

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Could 2015 mark a turning point in climate change mitigation?

The year 2015 may be one future generations look back on as either a turning point, or a year when we continue on down the road of irreversible and disastrous climate change. The UN Climate Change...

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To a warmer New Year

The links between cold homes and health problems have been recognised for a long time. Increasingly, we’re starting to see the official processes put in place to enable health workers to refer elderly...

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Smaller players supplying energy change

It’s the time of year when energy bills come sharply into focus – and 2015 may be a year with a David and Goliath angle: smaller and locally-based energy companies bringing greater competition for the...

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The energy potential of farms

There is 10GW of untapped energy potential down on the UK’s farms, according to new research by Forum for the Future. That’s three times the energy expected to be produced by the planned Hinkley Point...

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Tackling the rise of e-waste

As the world’s desire for new technologies becomes ever-more fervent, electronic waste is becoming a huge international issue. Wired  says that companies are not doing nearly enough to combat the...

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Energy more of a charitable concern than ever

Charities have always been active in the energy and environment sectors, often by initiating change through government and consumer-targeted campaigning. But the shape of third sector organisations...

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Switching energy suppliers becomes easier

  Switching energy supplier is now easier than ever before thanks to new regulation from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) which is making energy suppliers cut waiting times from five...

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Cities hold key to greener future

The responsibility for reducing world energy use and moving closer to climate targets rests heavily on cities. That’s the view of a new report from German and American researchers, published in the...

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