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...
View Article2014: 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...
View ArticleCould 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...
View ArticleTo 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...
View ArticleSmaller 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleTackling 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...
View ArticleEnergy 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...
View ArticleSwitching 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...
View ArticleCities 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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