The facts behind fuel poverty
Bryn Kewley, Campaigner at the Energy Bill Revolution explores the facts behind our fuel poverty crises and calls on the next government to make...
Smart metering for smart energy
Colin Pearson, Head of Condition Monitoring at BSRIA details the benefits of smart meters to customers and energy providers…
Smart meters bring benefits to both...
E.On fined £7.75m for overcharging customers
Energy company E.On is in trouble for overcharging customers, and has been issued a £7.75m penalty as a result...
Have you ever felt like you...
Plastic bag levy could help NI environment groups
Northern Ireland's Environment Minister Mark Durkan said he would use a carrier bag levy to offer funds to struggling environment groups...
Up to £1m could...
Only 17 per cent of England’s rivers are in good health
Figures from the Environment Agency have revealed that only a handful of rivers and waterways across England remain free from pollution...
Environmentalists have described the...
Working together for cleaner air
Christian Friis Bach, Under Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe details the importance of renewing efforts...
The Biodiversity Duty for Public Authorities
Victoria Bankes Price, Planning Advisor at the Woodland Trust examines the Biodiversity Duty for Public Authorities and highlights how guidance is lacking in useful...
Online map reveals the scope of renewable heat
A new interactive online map has shown the potential heat energy available in over 4,000 rivers, estuaries, canals, and coastal sites...
According to the government...
Geothermal energy: a renewable, low carbon resource for the UK
Jon Busby, Team Leader Renewables, Energy Storage and Clean Coal at the British Geological Survey details the benefits of deep geothermal heat sources in...
A future flood resilient built environment
One in 6 homes are now under threat of flooding from rivers, sea and surface water. BRE’s Centre for Resilience is calling for a...
Climate cooperation in Europe’s first macro-region
Maxi Nachtigall, Adviser Sustainable Development, Council of the Baltic Sea States, CBSS sheds light on how the Baltic Sea Region is taking action to limit...
Organic – keeping it natural
Only put in what you want to get out: Clare McDermott, from the Soil Association describes how an organic system keeps it natural…
Organic is a...
Extreme events in deterministic systems
Prof Dr Henk W Broer and Dr Alef E Sterk from the University of Groningen discuss how mathematical modelling offers a fruitful approach towards...
£3m to boost low carbon heating
The government has announced £3m will be made available to set up low carbon heat networks across 55 local authorities...
An extra £3m funding will...
The European energy challenge
AG looks at the European Commission’s key priorities in regards to energy, and the challenges ahead…
The EU is facing a crisis of confidence that...
Plumbers ‘should report cold homes’
New guidance from health experts has suggested that plumbers and heating engineers should join GPs in tackling problems caused by cold homes….
The latest guidance...
The Green Deal – a simple and robust idea?
Steve Cole, Policy Leader at the National Housing Federation discusses whether the Green Deal has helped to improve energy efficiency in UK housing stock…
Green...
Promoting fair and sustainable growth
Karmenu Vella, Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries at the European Commission gives an overview of his priorities for the coming year…
The overall aim...
Government launch strategy to end fuel poverty
The government has today launched a new fuel poverty strategy which sets out a revolutionary approach to identifying and targeting England’s energy efficient homes…
For...
BRE puts consumers at the heart of homebuilding
A new quality mark for new houses has been launched that will transform the way consumers choose their homes to buy and rent…
Leading building...