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Debate on how to generate energy ‘important but misses the point’, analyst says, when you can get such savings by using solar, batteries and efficient appliancesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe debate over where Australia …
Charities and experts urge government to honour pledge on energy efficiency as it looks to pay for policy reversalPlans to reinstate the winter fuel payment will be undermined if the government presses ahead with mooted cuts to home insulation upgrades…
Housing systems vary greatly among EU countries – in terms of their purpose, ownership and tenure, types of providers, categories of beneficiaries, funding and subsidised rent arrangements. All across the EU, however, housing affordability has become a significant problem, further exacerbated by the pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis.
About £5bn more spent than if rules for low-carbon new-builds had not been scrapped in 2016, ECIU thinktank findsPeople living in newly built homes are being hit with energy bills that are nearly £1,000 a year higher than need be because of the poor st…
Experts say the moves, which would apply to household appliances, will raise energy costs for consumers.
Clean energy investors likely to pull back from US, but other countries may seize opportunity to speed transitionDonald Trump’s upending of the global economy has raised fears that climate action could emerge as a casualty of the trade war.In the week …
Guardian readers share what they wish they had known before taking the plungeChange by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household’s carbon footprintGot a question or tip for reducing household emis…
Coalition energy efficiency package also on the cards as climate advocates urge better subsidies on solar and other alternativesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor is expected to flick the switch on a household battery ince…
Green sector growing at triple the rate of the UK economy, providing high-wage jobs and increasing energy securityThe net zero sector is growing three times faster than the overall UK economy, analysis has found, providing high-wage jobs across the cou…
Mike McClelland proposes a 1p charge for messages in response to an article on the downside of Ireland’s datacentre boom. Plus a letter from Sue Stephenson The long read (Power grab: the hidden costs of Ireland’s datacentre boom, 15 February) highligh…