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Government’s Energy Company Obligation has managed to upgrade only 65,000 homes since April 2022, figures showLabour has attacked the Conservatives over the speed of government efforts to upgrade Britain’s draughty housing stock, as analysis showed a l…
Government and gas-focused industry body resist conclusion that heat pumps are ‘only viable’ option for heating UK homesThe government and sections of UK industry will continue to back the prospect of using hydrogen for home heating, despite a clear ve…
Advisers say government should cover cost of replacing gas boilers with pumps in more than 2m homesMore than 2 million low-income households should be given a free electric heat pump to replace their gas boiler if the UK hopes to meet its legally bindi…
Experts say current policies will make it tougher for Keir Starmer to mend UK’s economy and climate goals The Conservative government’s hostility to net zero and environmental policy will make it tougher for Labour to pursue green growth and mend the d…
Exclusive: Almost £40m given since 2010 as government delays to low-carbon regulations save builders and developers billionsAt least one-tenth of the money donated to the Conservative party and its MPs since 2010 has come from property developers, real…
Researchers see political risks to decarbonisation plan across forthcoming elections, but also suggest steps to win supportThe EU faces a “make or break moment” for decarbonisation if it is to stick to the European Green Deal, a new report warns, amid …
Group tasked with overseeing initiative to insulate homes and upgrade boilers was only set up in March‘The worst kind of culture war’: Tories attack Rishi Sunak’s reversal on net zeroThe government’s energy efficiency taskforce, charged with reducing t…
Requirement for landlords to meet stricter energy efficiency standards has been droppedLow-income tenants will face higher energy bills as a result of the government’s decision to scrap plans to force private landlords to upgrade their properties to ma…
As other major leaders skipped the annual opening session of the General Assembly, Mr. Biden used his address to try to counter war fatigue both at home and abroad.
Households could save £400 a year on energy bills via means-tested insulation schemeHouseholds could save up to £400 a year on energy bills under a new means-tested scheme to insulate more than 300,000 of Great Britain’s draughtiest homes.The governmen…